General; Towing; Towing Procedure - Honda HondaJet HA-420 Pilots Operating Manual

HA-420
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SERVICE, HANDLING, AND MAINTENANCE

GENERAL

This section provides information to supplement the HA-420 Aircraft
Maintenance Manual. In the event any information herein conflicts with
information in the HA-420 Aircraft Maintenance Manual, the HA-420
Aircraft Maintenance Manual takes precedence.
Aircrew should use material in this section to familiarize themselves with
service and handling tasks authorized under 14 CFR Part 43.

TOWING

The HA-420 can be towed forward or pushed backward on hard surfaces
if a tow bar is used. The tow bar attaches to the axle of the nose wheel.
The towing vehicle must have a minimum drawbar pull of 12,000 lbs. A
towbarless tug can be used as another method of towing the airplane.
CAUTION

TOWING PROCEDURE

See Figure 4-1 for callout references.
1. Remove the ball-lock pin (2) that attaches the upper torque link
(1) to the lower torque link (3).
NOTE
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Honda Aircraft Company
Do not tow the airplane with the torque links connected.
The nose wheel steering angle can be exceeded. If the
steering angle is exceeded then damage to the airplane
can occur.
When the nose wheel torque links are disconnected, the
nose wheel can turn 360°.
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