>I did consider a closed trailer but was concerned about the windage and
>possible problems I might encounter towing in a strong sidewind.
>
>Have you found this a problem at all
Richard - I towed my closed trailer from Gloucestershire to Yorkshire
to pick up my stage 2 & 3 kits. That was just over 230 miles each
way, mostly on motorway & dual-carriageway. I had put old carpets and
other packing stuff in the nose for the outbound journey, but still
found that it was a bit twitchy at the legal limit of 60mph - passing
lorries tended to suck out the back end and start a tendency to
snake. In the interests of safety I did not exceed 55mph and found it
was fine at that speed. On the way back, (although the fuselage &
wings do not seem to weigh that much when you're loading them) things
felt much more stable and I could cruise at 60mph comfortably
(gradients permitting).
My trailer was made by Roger Huttlestone of Northwick Manufacturing
near Moreton-in-Marsh (01386 700709) for a monowheel Europa, with OMO
rigging gear. It's a steel ladder chassis with a glass-fibre
(polyester resin) "covered wagon" top (composite D-section hoops,
laid-up sheet wrapped over). It is about 8.5m from hitch to tailgate,
with the single axle about 5.8m back from the hitch.
I have found it very helpful as a store for parts I'm not working on,
and the plan is that it will be the hangar when the aeroplane is
finished.
regards
Rowland
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