Hanging a large Airplane
 

My brother needs a to hang a 40% aircraft from his garage ceiling...We remember seeing a nice setup that AbellRC used to sell that used a pulley type setup ...they no long carry it does anyone know of the product i am talking about, or something similar?....

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:D

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thanks Krazy, you are awesome!!!.....

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Hey Krayzc! hope things are going good for you man! It's been a while. Quick question : in the very first pic with the red/white extra and orange yak.....did you make those plane hangers or are they from Abell? Thinking i may have to make something like this sometime soon.

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Krazyc,

I had to laugh at picture number 6, you find studs the same way I do, hammer and a nail:)

Bill

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Where did you buy the setup in the first pic?

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You can get them at Harbor Freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95803

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thanks

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Bill Martins


lol i had forgot about that deal lol, its best to do it down at the baseboard molding lol.......

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Went by Harbor Freight today. The Bicycle Lift is on sale for $7.99 until the 14th (normally $14.99).

Rick

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I went ther yesterday and bought 3 of them.

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I went to the local Harbor Freight today and was pleasntly supprised to find out they were $7.99, bought two.
It took me a little while to figure out the unique locking system, but I finnaly got it.

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yeah that locking makes it kewl as you are letting it up like climbing steps. i removed one of the pullies in my set up i can't recall why i did it that way seems it allowed the bird to go up smoother.

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http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/fo...01/Ro42076.jpg Hello we did the setup like shown in the pic..... But when the plane is going up it noses over.... is this the way it is supposed to be,.... So i will need a helper every time i want to raise and lower the plane? I was hoping it would go up evenly

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Here is another that hangs a plane by its wing tube. The plus is that it is very easy to store/retrieve the plane. The vertical stab rotates by plane balance to the ceiling so there is only the single hanger. Made from scraps of 3/4 plywood.

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My garage walls look exactly the same but on my walls those little holes are just vents to release the wood vapors that collect inside!:D

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finally we did it... Krazy style My brother made it seem harder than it really was

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So what did you do to make it go up evenly. I bought 3 of them and i have not mounted them yet.

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We just pulled it up with one hand and held on to the tail wheel to level it once it reached a certain height it evened out

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love when a plan comes 2 gether yeah baby!

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Thank to you [sm=thumbs_up.gif]

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I need like 4 of these!

Thank You Harbor Freight!

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You can get all the parts at almost any hardware store. A stick, couple of pulleys, rope and "rope lock". The one I made in the below photo has a single pulley lag bolted into a ceiling stud. The method I used to tie off the rope is one of those cam-action rope holders. Hooks and unhooks instantly and the harder the rope pulls, the tighter it gets. If you look carefully, I have two planes hanging nose to tail on separate contraptions.

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Just hard to beat a $7.99 already done for you price.

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Can't argue with that at all; I went with the single pulley system because I thought it was easier to raise up and I wanted to be able to swing the plane around if need be.