TROLLEY FOR MOUNTING WINGS OF FLYING VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: ground servicing equipment for flying vehicles. SUBSTANCE: trolley is provided with longitudinal beam 19, lower transversal beam 18, front transversal beam 22 and rear transversal beam 35. Front support 23 is provided with detachable locking device 26 made in form of insert 29 with end-piece 30 mounted in nut 28. Depending on wing to be dismantled (port or starboard), locking device 26 or 27 is fitted. Trolley is rolled under wing 33 by handles 2 and supports 23 and 36 are brought under lower portion of wing 3 by manipulating flywheel 11. Front support 23 is matched with holes in wing 33 together with locking devices 26 and 27 which are worked into hole in wing 33. By inclining supports 23 and 36 in roll, rotating flywheels 11 of front strut 4 and rear strut 5 and turning and swinging front transversal beam 22 about axis 21, wing 33 is disconnected from flying vehicle, after which wing 33 is lowered by means of flywheels 11 pressing its trailing edge piece and is carried away for storage or repair. For mounting the wing on aircraft, the procedure is reversed. EFFECT: ease in use due to availability of roll and pitch control mechanism. 8 dwg