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a.s.elliott(at)cox.net
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: Moving wings to hangar?

Gang:

  

 I am very close to moving my A/C to a hangar for final assembly.  My  current plan is to move the wings one at a time in the well-padded back of a  pick-up truck, with the tail gate down.  Road distance to the airport is  about 3 miles, and I will likely do this late at night to get minimum traffic. I  plan to buy a pair of those cheap red flashers and tape one to each rear  corner.

  

 I would like to hear comments about how to pad/secure the wings in the  truck, whether moving two at a time is possible, and what kinds of speeds  are reasonable.  If someone has another suggestion/experience on how to  move the wings, that would also be appreciated.  (I do have a standing wing  rack, which I could use if I removed the rollers and could find a way to secure  the wings properly?)

  

 Final note, wings are already polished (much easier to do on the bench than  on the plane), so protecting them from scratches is quite important.

  

 Thanks,

 Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

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wjones(at)brazoriainet.co
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: Moving wings to hangar?

Hi Andy ,I have had good luck by placing a couple  of inter tubes under the wing leading edge  ,then airing them up .Once  pulled a T-Craft from Texas to Iowa on a trailer with no springs with this  method and got there with no damage.

 Wade Jones    South Texas 

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grs-pms(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject: Moving wings to hangar?

Andy:

  

 I moved both my HD wings about three  miles from my garage to a storage unit in the bed of a pickup.   The wings were (and still are) standing back-to back, leading  edge down, in an a-frame rack which I knocked together from some  cheap 1 by 4s.  I padded the rack with scraps of carpet.  The wings  rode well in the pickup, and I'm sure I could have hauled them farther and at  higher speed with no problem.  If you need to store the wings for a while,  this is a good way to do it.

  

 If you are interested, I can take a few pictures to  give you the idea.

  

 George

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: Moving wings to hangar?

Andy,



I moved my wings from my garage to the hanger, 40 miles away, in late April.  I tried to figure a way to do what you have suggested; but I couldn't convince myself that I could do it without damaging them, even one at the time.  I rented a 16' Penske truck.  I used the rack I had made for storing the wings.  I removed the rollers, attached 4 angles to the bottom runner and screwed those to the wood floor of the truck.  On the rack, the wings were supported at three points with 3" wide nylon web strap slings.  I wanted to spread the load out a little, so I got some cheap sheet vinyl flooring at Home Depot to span between the straps.  I secured the wings with a couple of the ratcheting nylon straps, under the bottom runners of the rack and over the wings.  The rear spar was padded with a short 2 x 4. They made the trip with no damage whatsoever. No sweat!



Jay

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		  Gang:



I am very close to moving my A/C to a hangar for final assembly.  My current plan is to move the wings one at a time in the well-padded back of a pick-up truck, with the tail gate down.  Road distance to the airport is about 3 miles, and I will likely do this late at night to get minimum traffic. I plan to buy a pair of those cheap red flashers and tape one to each rear corner.



I would like to hear comments about how to pad/secure the wings in the truck, whether moving two at a time is possible, and what kinds of speeds are reasonable.  If someone has another suggestion/experience on how to move the wings, that would also be appreciated.  (I do have a standing wing rack, which I could use if I removed the rollers and could find a way to secure the wings properly?)



Final note, wings are already polished (much easier to do on the bench than on the plane), so protecting them from scratches is quite important.



Thanks,

Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

N601GE (reserved)

601XL/TD, Corvair, building...

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject: Moving wings to hangar?

I’ve moved wings a lot of ways over varying distances: 20, 800, 1800 and

2300 miles. I’ve moved them may ways (pictures attached) and haven’t damaged

any yet. For two of the long trips the wings were hung from the sides of

rental trucks from straps padded with folded furniture pads. For the longest

trip the wings rode flat-side down on 2x4s padded with furniture pads. For

the short trip I just loaded the wings in their cradle onto an open trailer.

The set taken for the longest ride were painted white and *one* area under a

strap picked up what looks like ink from the folded furniture pad. These

were 701 wings with the leading-edge slats attached. Bottom line is the

wings are tough and weigh so little as to not require a lot of support.



-- Craig



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Gang:

 

I am very close to moving my A/C to a hangar for final assembly.  My current

plan is to move the wings one at a time in the well-padded back of a pick-up

truck, with the tail gate down.  Road distance to the airport is about 3

miles, and I will likely do this late at night to get minimum traffic. I

plan to buy a pair of those cheap red flashers and tape one to each rear

corner.

 

I would like to hear comments about how to pad/secure the wings in the

truck, whether moving two at a time is possible, and what kinds of speeds

are reasonable.  If someone has another suggestion/experience on how to move

the wings, that would also be appreciated.  (I do have a standing wing rack,

which I could use if I removed the rollers and could find a way to secure

the wings properly?)

 

Final note, wings are already polished (much easier to do on the bench than

on the plane), so protecting them from scratches is quite important.

 

Thanks,

Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

N601GE (reserved)

601XL/TD, Corvair, building...

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n85ae

Joined: 14 Mar 2007
Posts: 403

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Moving wings to hangar?

I rented a u-haul flatbed trailer, a bunch of pads, tossed in the wings

and hauled my 801 wings to the airport. A rather uneventfull trip.

Trailer cost I think $20-30 for the day.



Regards, Jeff

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cookwithgas

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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Moving wings to hangar?

Here's my buddy Dave Miller strapping my wings down last May:



http://www.cooknwithgas.com/Finishing/5_5_07_Moving_wings.JPG



They made the 20 mile trip with no problem.



Scott Laughlin

www.cooknwithgas.com

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