IIyushin II-62M Question

Originally posted by ageorge
Imagine the abrupt pitch forward if the tail support was extended before landing !!!!!!! .
Anybody else got some photos like Kurmitz’s one ?? – nice one mate !!! , was there a photo of a C5 with a broken wing due to being fueled in the wrong sequence on another thread ???

soz i would search but flying at the same time atm. Err theres quite a few – i think you’re referring to the USAF or Reserve C-141 Starlifter at Memphis with the explosion. Others include the Korean MD-11 at sydney, B741 Of Northwest at LGW, Air Alfa (?) B727 at EMA, now a fire trainer – Theres a few about

Originally posted by steve rowell
It could only be used for balance purposes while loading,when you look at the picture you can see that the oleo is far to long to be used while the aircraft is in motion.

It gets retracted before taxi otherwise you have an aeroplane that cannot rotate!

Imagine the abrupt pitch forward if the tail support was extended before landing !!!!!!! .
Anybody else got some photos like Kurmitz’s one ?? – nice one mate !!! , was there a photo of a C5 with a broken wing due to being fueled in the wrong sequence on another thread ???

It could only be used for balance purposes while loading,when you look at the picture you can see that the oleo is far to long to be used while the aircraft is in motion.

It is to stop this from happening.
If I remember correctly it was due to the tanks being fuelled in the wrong order, or not transferred for even weight distribution.

n/p – noticed it on a few a/c

As a Cargo pilot Preston is correct, Take a look at any Cargo jet from the 727,757,DC-8 A-300 whenever they are on the ground there will be some type of tail-stand or if there isn’t, like in the case of a 727-100 we use the Airstairs for the same purpose.

ah cheers fr that.

Cheers preston!

Preston is spot on , it only extends on the ground , once the aircraft is correctly fuelled and loaded the CofG comes back within the safety margins and the tail stop can be retracted. It’s only to stop the aircraft tipping rearwards whilst loading.

Originally posted by EGNM
Actually it’s only for loading i think. If the a/c is loaded wrongly on the ground then the tail will, as previously said, with the combined engine weight become tail heavy and end up on its backside with it’s nose in the air!

ummm i have doubt to that theory. Can any one confirm this?

Actually it’s only for loading i think. If the a/c is loaded wrongly on the ground then the tail will, as previously said, with the combined engine weight become tail heavy and end up on its backside with it’s nose in the air!

Frank is right…those 4 engines at the back add lots of weight can be easily dragged.

Wouldn’t it be to avoid him to get a tail dragger? With 4 engines on the back, it could easily come to that…