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Old 05-22-2004 | 09:45 PM
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Default Making a collapsable fuselage?

Hi guys,

I'm working on a plane that will be very long, and since I don't own a pickup, it will be a hassle to drive to the field and back with it. I want to make some kind of a detachable assembly half-way so it can be taken apart and put back together. I'm thinking of using five or six dowels in a star pattern with two nylon bolts, on top and on the bottom.

Don't know if that makes sense, but what would you recommend? This model will most likely not surpass 150 MPH, and is not a jet. Will the stresses be too great? Aimed weight is about 15-20 pounds.

Thanks in advance!