Mooring; Jacking; Alignment - Diamond DA 40 Flight Manual

DA 40 AFM Handling

8.4.4 MOORING

The tail fin of the airplane has a hole which can be used to tie-down the airplane to the
ground. Also on each wing near the wing tip, an eyelet with a metric M8 thread can be
installed and used as tie-down points.

8.4.5 JACKING

The DA 40 can be jacked at the two jackpoints located on the lower side of the fuselage's
LH and RH root ribs as well as at the tail fin.

8.4.6 ALIGNMENT

For alignment push down on the tail section at the fuselage/vertical tail junction until the
nose wheel is clear of the ground. With the nose wheel free, the DA 40 can be turned
around the main landing gear. After turning the airplane into the correct position, release
the tail section until the nose wheel is back on the ground.
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