REFLECTOR: Transporting a V with the spar attached

[Anthony Ritchie via Reflector]

I bought my SE-RG from Massachusetts and drove it home to near Chicago and we skipped the jig and just rested it on the back of the wing spar and the main gear like so:
 

The nose was under the hight requirement with about 3” to spare. It might be a little trickier with a fixed gear because we had to retract the nose wheel but you could probably shuffle it around so this isn’t a problem.

This might be a little more wobbly than the traditional setup but we took it slow and it worked out fine. Yours is going a whole lot farther so it might be worth the extra time up front building jigs to be able to drive a little faster.

Thanks
Anthony

P.S. I’ve also been trying to get a hold of the factory by email lately and they’ve been even more unresponsive than usual.

> On May 12, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Tony Babb via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:
> 
> I think I’ve sold my SEFG project, subject to the buyer being able to arrange transportation from San Jose CA to Edgewater FL. The main problem is that the center section wing spar is attached to the fuselage. I think I’ve read that people put it in a truck with the fuselage rotated 45 degrees to keep the width down. Does anyone have photos/ advice on this and in particular whether they used a jig to support the fuselage?
>  
> There’s a significant difference in cost of shipping with the wing spar attached. My buyer is even considering cutting out the wing spar and reattaching later. I’ve advised him to contact the factory for advise and he says he’s had no reply to emails he’s sent.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Tony Babb
> SEFG FBW, FBF 
>  
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