REFLECTOR:Moving the non-flying Velocity

[Jeffrey Clough]

Hmmm all very good suggestions ...things to think about and figure out
quickly when I arrive there..sideways may be the easiest way to travel, but
most complicated to build cradle.... Any Velocitites in the Greeley CO area
any longer?


> The number I have in my sleep deprived head is 16 feet - if I'm wrong,
nose
> up might be good way to go.  I would have never thought of it.
>
> If you go that way, take advantage of the spar hard points to secure it
for
> and aft, the leverage on the firewall from starting and stopping would be
> wicked.  And, obviously, diagonal ties from the nose to the sides of the
> trailer.
>
> One thing to be careful of is lookie loos, that are so busy looking at the
> "rocket ship" on the trailer that they forget to drive.  We always used to
> move airplanes at night just to avoid the curious truck drivers.
>
> Congrats on getting back to building!  Too bad Oshkosh isn't on the way.
:)
>
>
> At 10:35 PM 7/14/03 -0800, you wrote:
> >Good thoughts I may have to do that ...thanx....but I think from the nose
> >to the firewall (without the cowling) is only about 13 feet(?) or less
> >isn't it?... I do not know for sure...all the manuals etc are in the
> >hangar .   I have only one or two days to get this thing loaded up and
the
> >hangar emptied and to get on the road ...Ready to get this thing flying
> >after 10 years!
> >
> >
> > >> >Ok...I give up....I will never complete my Velocity 173 RG as long
as it
> > > >is in a hangar in Colorado and I live in Alaska...soooooo...I am
going
> > > >down to put it on trailer and truck it 3500 miles to my house here in
> > > >AK.......wide load and all...I am wondering...if I gut it and remove
the
> > > >engine and mount if I can move it like a rocket on the launch pad in
an
> > > >upright position.....was thinking of building a 'box' out of 2x10
lumber
> > > >to 'mount' on the firewall engine mount holes and setting the
Velocity
> > > >fuselage upright on that and strapping the 'box' and gear down to the
> > > >trailer for the long haul..thus no wide load problems....
> > > >   Does anyone have any idea if the firewall can take the stresses of
> > this
> > > > road trip? I BELIEVE it can but do not know.... Moving it ...one way
or
> > > > the other,   THANX    Jeff Clough
> > >
> > > If you think making 3500 miles as a wide load is hard, imagine 3500
miles
> > > without being able to go through an underpass.
> > >
> > > Make your box, but bolt it to one side of the main spar.  The wing
attach
> > > points are the second strongest points on the airplane.  Make a cradle
for
> > > the nose (attach to the canard attach points) and put it on the
trailer
> > > sideways, nose forward but rolled 90 degrees to the side.  That way
you're
> > > only 14' tall, not 20'.
> > > Visit the gallery!  tvbf:jamaicangoose
>> Visit the gallery!  tvbf:jamaicangoose