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dfmoeller
Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 60 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject: Trailering a 601XL |
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Can some of you who have already trailered your aircraft (like to the airport for final assembly) give me a clue as to how wide the outermost dimension over the gear is? It would save me a trip out to the workshop to measure it.
Thanks,
Doug
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:15 pm Post subject: Trailering a 601XL |
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Doug,
I moved my fuselage from home to the hanger in a truck that had a 7'-10" wide door. I had to put a ratcheting strap across the width of the gear and pull it in about 3'" or 4" to get it through the door. So I'm guessing that means that my gear was about 8'-1" or 8'-2" out to out.
Jay Bannister
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject: Trailering a 601XL |
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8' give or take a few inches.
Craig
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Can some of you who have already trailered your aircraft (like to the airport for final assembly) give me a clue as to how wide the outermost dimension over the gear is? It would save me a trip out to the workshop to measure it.
Thanks,
Doug
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mhubel
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: Trailering a 601XL |
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The wheels are 7 feet apart so you would need a 8 foot wide trailer to just wheel it on.
I did the same thing using a 4 foot wide 16 foot long trailer but the wheels were hanging over the sides. I supported the fuselage from under the mains, with extra support for the tail end. I attached a picture of this unlikely combination but I didn't get the feeling that it is really being passed through.
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bryanmmartin
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: Trailering a 601XL |
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The plans say it's seven feet across from center to center of the mains. You'll have to add at least six inches to that to account for the width of the wheels. The horizontal tail is 91 inches wide with the tip farings installed.
I had a 24' long, 8 1/2' wide Haulmark trailer with a rear ramp. In order to get my plane in that trailer, I had to remove the main wheels and install a set of tool box wheels on angle iron bolted to the inside of the main gear springs to get the plane to fit between the wheel wells of the trailer. I also had to remove the stabilizer tip fairings to get the tail through the door. I had to run the nose wheel up on a 4" ramp in order to get the tail low enough to fit.
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Can some of you who have already trailered your aircraft (like to the airport for final assembly) give me a clue as to how wide the outermost dimension over the gear is? It would save me a trip out to the workshop to measure it.
Thanks,
Doug
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dfmoeller
Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 60 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Trailering a 601XL |
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I just wanted to say thanks to all whom responded to my query. Your answers gave me the info I needed, and caused me to look further to find a suitable trailer.
What I wound up with was a 7'+ width flatbed that worked great once I skewed the airplane a bit. I couldn't really see past the rear of the plane hanging out to the side, but hey, you can't have everything!
Once more, thanks.
Doug
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