Pops writes..........
---From my experience, towing tail first presents no problems, if done
carefully. I last built an Avid Flyer, and designed and welded up a
trailer to tote it backwards to wherever I wished to fly. All you have
to do is restrain the rudder and vertical stab tightly, using a pair of
boards, lined with carpet, hinged at the windward end and fastened
together at the leeward end with big rubber bands cut from old inner
tubes. I have towed this contraption for many miles backwards at up to
70 mph. This plane can travel as fast backwards as it does forwards!!
The only times that I have been concerned was when in the wake
turbulence of large tractor-trailers traveling at 75 mph or over. I have
learned to stay either ahead of them or way behind!!
Pops
The only problem I had with Pops method is that the Europa vertical
stabilizer is tapered......wide at the bottom near the fuselage, and narrow
at the top. The vibration from towing the plane plus the wind causes the
"boards" to creep their way up the vertical stabilizer, and eventually
depart the aircraft........flying into the windshield of the motorist
behind you!
Regards,
Garry N4220S A060
(813) 878-3929
FAX (813) 878-5651, Internet ID Gstout@us.ibm.com
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