REFLECTOR: Ooops....I did it again!

[Andy Millin]

Windshield is protected by the fuselage.  Don't want junk/slush getting on
it.  Even if it is protected.

My guess... 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Lawrence Epstein,MD
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:56 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Ooops....I did it again!

OK, this may sound stupid.......... Every transport pic I see is tail first.
If I was to transport this without having seen it done, I would do it nose
first to minimize drag on the ride. Why not? What am I missing?

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Jeffrey Clough
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:03 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Ooops....I did it again!

Well a few years ago I moved my non-flying Velocity from CO to
Alaska........didn't finish it before I had to move BACK to
Colorado.......Loaded the Velo on the trailer, tossed in two Golden
Retrievers (and a bunch of tools and survival gear...and dog food)and last
week I drove the 3400 miles with the rig pictured......(approximately 75
hours driving in a little less than five days)1200 miles of 2-lane snowpack
(it was minus 25° for most of it), 1100 miles of slush/mud and 1000 miles of
freeway......the Velo got dirty, but otherwise suffered no damage!  It now
has almost 7000 miles on it...and has YET to FLY!!  Hopefully this summer it
will finally get miles in the AIR!  It is now off of the trailer and safely
in the garage/hangar in Brighton , CO awaiting all of the parts the
movers packed ....    13'9" high (4.2 Meters for traveling in Canada!)
on the trailer.......There were no overpasses for the first 1200 miles of
the Al-Can Highway...and no close calls the rest of the way....Whew!
jc



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