bryanmmartin
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 Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:22 am Post subject: No Title |
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I had a 24' Haulmark trailer that I built the plane in and used it to transport the plane to the airport for final assembly. I had to leave the fiberglass stabilizer tip fairings off because the stabilizer was too wide to fit through the door otherwise. The fuselage fit in the trailer just fine with the main gear installed and the nose facing the rear. When I mounted the engine, the engine would extend past the rear door so I had to put the plane in nose forward. The distance between the wheel wells was just a bit too narrow for the main gear with the wheels installed. I managed to fit the pane in the trailer by removing the main gear axles and installing a pair of tool box wheels mounted to short pieces of angle iron that I bolted to the inside of the main gear spring. Then I just wheeled the fuselage into the trailer. I had to put a ramp for the nose wheel to raise it up in order to lower the rudder below ceiling level. With the tool box wheels installed, the fuselage just happened to sit at the same attitude it did with the main wheels installed.
Here's a picture of the fuselage with wings fitted before the engine was mounted, you can see the tool box wheels installed:
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Listers,
I'm sure some of you have faced this: I am very near the point of moving my fuselage to the airport. I planned on renting a truck to take it there. However, I have not been able to find a rental truck that is wide enough for the main gear. Most rental companies have trucks that are around 7'-6" wide. As you know, the gear is a little over 8'-0" wide. I just don't think it is feasible to transport the fuselage without the gear in place. |
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Bryan Martin
N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.
do not archive.
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