Hi Fred,
I also use Peter Timm's idea of using hooks into the wing recesses and
strapped down to the trailer. Other ideas are :-
* If I am moving the plane any distance, I remove the rudder. I find
that even with a padded restraint, the rudder will want to zig and
zag from side to side.
* I use a ratchet strap to hold the mainwheel down into the scoop.
(This idea from Bud Yerly.)
Cheers, John
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From: Fred Klein<fklein@orcasonline.com>
Subject: Europa-List: mono fuselage stability on trailer
Gents,
Ive often had concerns about the stability of the mono wheel fuselage when it
ridesalong
the road on its bespoke trailer...(couldnt resist the opportunity touse
this very British utterance).
When my mind imagines the moment arms and the mass, stabilized solely by the
capturingof
the sides of the LG02 retraction arm within the sides of the tilt-upramp,
I fear that the fuselage tipping over, contacting the wings or worse,is
just a heartbeat away.
I have similar concerns about the stability of the fuselage while on the
trailerduring
the attaching and removal of the wingsan operation Ive yet to attemptbutthe
amount of the forces in play that Ive experienced when attaching the wingswhen
the fuselage sits on a cradle in the shop gives me pause.
Can I hear from those w/ actual experience as to whether or not my fears are
unfounded?oris
the fuselage stabilized by some additional means by which I am unaware?
Fred
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