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Looks good to me. THANKS. Man I have Autocad and couldn't even tell you how to do anything with it, LOL. Anyways thanks for your time and neat little drawings and thanks to DGrant as well. Much simplier then the one I was gonna do.
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Joined: 2/3/2002 From: Fresno, CA, USA Status: offline
[QUOTE]Originally posted by beachflier What do you use to hold the parts on these stands? Would hate to see wing flying down the street by it self . [/QUOTE]
Well on the fuse/ 2 wing PVC rack I made I just tape the PVC down to the bed of my truck and it doesn't fly away - 65mph on the freeway . I suppose if you wish to make sure it stays there you could get some of those nylon strap downs. You could drill some holes in your PVC to use them as anchors for the hooks on the nylon strap downs.
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Joined: 5/5/2003 From: ashvegas, NEW ZEALAND Status: offline
Any new designs out there ????? Would like to see one that is 16.8 inches high over plane . This would fit under the cover in my truck nicely. Do you fellas use one rack per plane or combine them. I would like to carry two. Your pics and comments appreciated. cheers torp
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Joined: 2/8/2002 From: Leander,
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This is what I do. I make enough to cover most types of planes. The other planes not in cradles are in a rack. Not very suitable for giant scale but works for around .60 sized. The cradles are pined to the plywood for easy access. Edwin
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Joined: 5/8/2003 From: Spokane,
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I use a couple of stands
1. Using 2 pieces for heavy foam I cut out one for the tail and one for the nose of the plane, and then run some pvc thru the bottom.
this gives me a stand to set the plane on at the field and I can put it on the top side when not in use.
2. using a handicap walker I put the same pieces of foam on each section where your hands would go and it makes a great plane holder and folds up when not in use.
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Joined: 12/13/2001 From: Clayton,
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That is a H9 120 Ultra Stick with the fuse flip around 180 deg. to make it a low wing, and turtle decks built front and rear. Up front sits a Fox 2.4 swinging a Mejzlik 20x9 prop. And It's for sale
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Joined: 5/5/2003 From: ashvegas, NEW ZEALAND Status: offline
O'kay fella's, here is a couple of pics with what i came up with . Made out of 15mm pressure pipe. This rack had to be designed to fit in the back of my truck . So had to work to a 450mm high maximum size.(with cover on ) I also wanted it to double for storage. Just hangs on the wall on two hooks. Will post pic later of set up in truck. Pic shown is inside in "truck mode".ha ha .... This will take my trainer + GP corsair and have made outside rack to accomodate my GP60 extra (still building this ). So can carry a combination of any two . cheers for your imput. torp
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I built this stand the day after I saw this thread. I gotta say its a great idea, and thanks to everyone for their input. I would like to pass along a couple of things that I had to find out the hard way. PVC cement dries FAST. Its almost instant. I thought that I could cement a few pieces at a time and then go through and square everything up. Consequently, I have one crooked leg. Its not really noticable (except to me), but I will know better next time. Another thing to think about is planning ahead. I had a pretty good idea of what I was going to build before I started, but I didn't draw up any plans. When I put it together, I made sure that the stab would be above the wing. It is - unless the plane is inverted, then I have to slide the wing ahead. Thanks again for the tips, and hope my screw-ups keep someone else from making the same mistake.
All I have is a crappy web-cam, sorry about the resolution.
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