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Old 08-24-2007 | 12:59 PM
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Default RE: Transporting your plane???

The wife and I are having a great debate now what car to buy. I saw a 1965 Chev station waggon and really wanted it. Those old waggons will hold a 4x8 sheet of ply laying flat. Let you imaganition run from there.

I drive a 91 Lexus LS400. My trainer fuse would fit sideways in the trunk. I crashed it and built a stick type fuse and that one ended up a couple inches to long to fit the trunk. My quicke 500 fits the trunk with no problem, as well as some large guliders I have (the wings break down on them. I just finished a GP Supper Aeromaster, and that guy will fit in the trunk also, wings and all. I have a 4*60 that is my main flyer, and with that guy, I lay the passengers seat back and put a plastic throw over it (the engine always seems to find a few drops of fuel to drip on the way home from the field). I put the fues in tail to the rean and one wheel dropping down next to the seat belt latch. I then throw a sheet of the rubber web drawer linner over the engine and prop area and then lay the wing over that. I could handle a little larger plane that way, but it gets iffy I have a GP 60 size cub kit that is setting and waithing for a larger car. The one piece 100+ inch wing won't fit in my car. I think from a practical stand point, the 4*'s 72" wing is about maximum.

This is a photo of one of the guys van. His other six planes that he brought to the field that day were already unloaded. His comment, " when I come to fly, I want to make sure I have a plane for the wind conditions as well as a back up". I've never seen him blown off the field.

Don
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