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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 13 5IX lnctl bore and T stroke. a forty inch V5 is provided bv n wjviJ .VOllllllP uuauit; . v ux sustained pressures up to 1000 PSI. -- I A! f -"- i-ure The pump is powered ; by a 3 Phase, 220 volt, 7y2 horse power electric motor which completes the rugged and compact power circuit capab.e of the heaviest engine likely to be encountered in the forseeable future. 1 up-endi- part removed or replaced as the work progresses. If a part is missing such as a nut, washer, safety wire, etc., or if a part is somewhere in the neighborhood of $5000 which is a pretty good neighborhood if you are troubled with many engines being damaged by dropped while being removed foreign objects from this source. or replaced, a thorough search Even one engine would must be made to account for make saving an platform the part. worthwhile since, according to Mr. It has been estimated that fu- Arthur R. Smith of the Jet Engine Minor Unit, an enture platforms can be gine overhaulRepair costs about $15,000 built from OOAMA drawings for per engine. up-endi- ng up-endi- A hydraulically powered winch has been included to tow the engine run-u- p dolly with engine installed, on the platform from a distance of up to fifty feet away. The tug used xor towing must be de- All set to make the change? tached before the engine can be placed on form. The dolly the plat- is then maneuvered into position on the platform and anif ., $m chored for the i I , . Au: i r n operation. a. iuohuuc iur snuug a Mintenance worKers nave ucvcwircu nv fnrAiCTi nhicWe that mav jei in. romnvA After securing the dolly to the film in. Shown operating the platform are (left to right) Joseph platform a flick of a switch to f rliin Plant Engineering Division, Design and Drafting Branch, start the pump and a flip of a lever which operates a four way designed the stand; Earl J. Weatherstone, Experimental to building the stand, and Arthur R. valve will place the engine and Shop who contributed Smith', supervisor of Jet Engine Minor Repair Unit. dolly on end in a matter of sec,,, '"ft11 up-endi- a ki. undine stann jet tnermes jteduces uamage uojeci Cole Tor ign Leslie A, Jet engine foreign object damage, as a result of minor overhaul derations, seems to be a thing of the past at Hill Air Force Base, Junks to a powerful platform designed by Mr. Joseph F. win of the Design and Drafting Branch in the Plant Engineering Directorate. Division, Maintenance At least the number oi ioreign foreign objects. Small pieces of safety wire, the aid of the ibjects found with iwndine platform would seem to nuts, lead seals, and washers are isdicate a greater assurance that among the objects most frequentthis cause ly, found. agine" damage from rilbe at a minimum in the future. approximateThe platform was denly 4500 pounds . of engine ied and built at the request of and run-u- p dolly safely tie Supervisor of the Jet Engine and smoothly is no minor By up-endi- ng -- Up-endi- ng Minor those lists, a result, Repair Unit. As illusive pieces of safety wire, bolts, washers, wrenches, accomplishm e n t . other items ithat sometimes defy detection by ordinary inspection methods can mi be found, unless they become ndeed in a section of the engine there it is impossible for gravity - a few weeks vertical it is called, : miscellaneous ad ito them. move its Since hi me U8 been . completion dei .engine Stand", as used to up-en- d one hun- engines in the and twenty-fiv- e 5, and 7, apnes tro-(jtion- J-- 35 were found series. Five to contain With nearly $100,000 worth of pre cision machinery at stake, a heavy jar or excessive vibration with the engine in the vertical position could amount to a very costly disaster. Upending the engine , however seems to be the only way to be reasonably sure that all foreign objects have been removed before sending the engine to the test site for operational onds. Tie up with The platform begins to rise at about 600 pounds pressure but a company that offers a Lifelong Civilian Career! for most efficient operation, the pump is set to put out 800 to 850 PSI. Loads are greatest at operation, tapering off to zero Going to switch to a permanent your ability and ambition will allow; as the engine approaches the hitch as a civilian? Then why not find And at the end of only 20 years vertical position. instead career a yourself you may be eligible for a lifetime permanent career retirement income. To get all the a that ... of another just "job" Any object large or small that and facts, send for free booklet, "A Good is not anchored or wedged in the gives you independence security. benefits All be can these of can be detected either yours Man To Be." Write: New York Life engine by dropping to the floor or by the as a trained sales representative for Insurance Company, Dept. AFN-1- ; noise it makes as it falls through the New York Life Insurance Com51 Madison Ave., N. Y. 10, N. Y. Be the engine. Objects which fail to sure be to include your anticipated date If paid you qualify, you'll fall free of the engine on the first pany. release from service, military adof while you learn and then be on your operation can somedress and permanent home address way to a rewarding future as fast as times be dislodged by several times. KEEP ACTIVE SERVE IN THE RESERVE up-endi- ng According to Mr. Ed C. Tieszen of Jet Engine Minor Repair, the use of the jet engine vertical position stand does not the mechanic of his responsibility for extreme care in removing and replacing engine parts during repair. The mechanic must account for every re-lie- ve Insurance Th Nw York lift Company Agent In Your Community U a Good Man to B tests. The muscle used to perform this $5jjg(g)00 LAYTON .". . 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