Why not transport your fully assembled aircraft to the field?
Nice technique roger!
I didn't realize how many Aerospaceengineering experts visited these sites
Roger
Or 50 years of doing dumb things and learning from Hardknox Eastern Anglican University's School of Logistics and Applied Physics. (HEAD-SLAP)
I got my first sailboat cheap because the prior owner tied it to a roof rack almost well enough to keep it from going airborne. Learned to sail right after learning a lot about polyester resin and fiberglass cloth.
Have you ever ridden at 60 mph in the back of a pickup truck? The worst of it is the bouncing and the backwash from the blow-down draft coming over the cab roof. You sit behind the cab facing rearward and catch dust and whatever is loose in the bed up into your face.
I also built a trailer for hauling my planes to the field. Final cost (including $109.00 for a permanent license) was just under $800.00
The trailer frame was built from 2'' square tubing, and has a final dimension of 4'x8'. It is 43'' tall inside.
I've been thinking about doing an article on the trailer - anyone interested? I took pictures as I built it...
Just how dam LAZY have people really gotten to be to not take the time to dismantle and reassemble it back together at the field... Simply friggin Amazing!!!
Exactly why I built a trailer.
My favorite plane is a Biplane I want to check everything out (Servo leads, battery placement, any loose things flying around etc.)[img][/img] The things that will cause a crash. Guess I'm just the kind of guy that wants to BE SURE, not taking the chance it may not be.
I really do wish you the best of luck, Besides being a very nice looking plane you've got a lot of time and money into it. Yes it's an honor and makes a guy feel Great when someone pulls up to you at a stop light or even pulls you over to admire your plane and ask questions about flying Radio Control. But is it really worth it.?
I don't have any pictures of them and not sure if I even have any left but there is a holder that I build out of 1/2" or 3/4" schedule 20 and or 40 PVC that holds the wing and Fuselage separately strapped to the holder and is strapped down to the bed (Tie downs) of the truck for transport
I did find this picture, sorry it's so small but you can get the idea. even with these there are two straps that go over the holder legs and tightened up for security.
Best regards.
Ratt
It's a chick magnet!
Gerry
However the back of the pick up is a concern. The air there is very turbulent. I can only think of when I carry my dog in the back of my ute ( that's a pick up to you Americans ), his hair is blowing all over the place, not just straight back as it would if the air was clean.
When I was a kid of about 10 years, my Dad had a model of an Avro 504K, which is a double bay biplane, it had funtional bracing wires and was very time consuming & fiddley to assemble. He used to transport in on a small open box trailer with conections to the undercarriage to hold it in place. One day he thumped it in after a deadstick and busted the undercarriage off. So guess who had to sit in the trailer holding onto the model for the trip home! These days you would get shot for making your kid ride in a trailer for a 10 mile trip through Canberra ( Australia's capitol city ).
I just know with my luck if I tried any of these methods I would have a permanent rain cloud following me all the time!
I don't know why this topic got people so fired up, Roger is just sharing a technique that has been working well for him. I believe if there was something wrong with this method of transportation He would know it by now.
Essar.
Just sayin'...................
Tim
I KINDA LIKE THE SQUIRREL IDEA MYSELF.
They could even get their own T shirts made
I'd think riding in the back of a pickup would pose far less danger to the airplane than at the field and the pilot flying it.
Just sayin'...................
Tim
Well, flying it certainly has it's risks, right? So why expose a model to even a less similar risk level when you're not flying it.
Riding in the turbulence of a pickup, tied down and rigidly held really doesn't compare to what a model feels while un-fettered in the air. The forces on the model in the air move the plane around for sure, but the plane simply moves around in response. G-forces come and go, but not like road shocks, and air turbulence encountered while flying isn't like encountered while strapped down in the bed of a truck.
The differences are not great, but they do exist. If a truck is the only way to transport, then LET'S GO FLY !!! But if there is another way...... LET'S GO FLY for sure.
The plane in the picture didn't fly that day. I don't remember why. Something about the servos.
Tom
I KINDA LIKE THE SQUIRREL IDEA MYSELF.
They could even get their own T shirts made[img][/img]
squirrels are okay..... you I'm not sure about
Casey
I'd think riding in the back of a pickup would pose far less danger to the airplane than at the field and the pilot flying it.
Just sayin'...................
Tim
Well, flying it certainly has it's risks, right? So why expose a model to even a less similar risk level when you're not flying it.
Riding in the turbulence of a pickup, tied down and rigidly held really doesn't compare to what a model feels while un-fettered in the air. The forces on the model in the air move the plane around for sure, but the plane simply moves around in response. G-forces come and go, but not like road shocks, and air turbulence encountered while flying isn't like encountered while strapped down in the bed of a truck.
The differences are not great, but they do exist. If a truck is the only way to transport, then LET'S GO FLY !!! But if there is another way...... LET'S GO FLY for sure.
The plane in the picture didn't fly that day. I don't remember why. Something about the servos.
Get some cheap wooden yard sticks and cut them about 8 or 10 " longer than the chord of the wing at the ailerons. Use #64 rubber bands on the ends to attach a pair over and under each aileron. That will prevent turbulence from flapping the surfaces and damaging your servos.
sp
"Before I actually transported the Mustang, I took into consideration the things that may be unsafe, fail and potentially cause an accident. I work at an Aerospace consulting firm and I have friends in the engineering department who were asked to look at my cradle design and point out any flaws with the design and what could be done to improve the cradle. They made a few suggestions for improvement and those improvements were incorporated. They were satisfied with the changes and were confident that I could transport the Mustang in the cradle without having a wing failure and causing a potential accident."
I guess the above mentioned aerospace engineers have no idea what they are talking about then eh??