REFLECTOR: Transporting A Velocity

[Dave Dent]

Brett I had my XL shipped all the way from Australia and it was put onto an 
open plate they call it.  It is a forty foot transportainer with the sides 
kicked out.  The ends fold down and the top is open.  It loads onto a flat 
bed.  The plate weighs in at more then the plane, believe me.  The canard it 
12.6 feet so you will have to tilt it with some wood to get it under the 12 
foot US road laws.  Just put a couple of 2X6's under one wheel.  Also have 
it tarped. This is a must and make sure that it can't flop around. It will 
beat up the windows.  I had the engine on and it was all rapped in bubble 
rap but you won't need to do that if it is tarped well.  With it just tilted 
up to make the 12 feet it can go down any US  highway.
I had a bar bolted to the canard attach points that just were long enough to 
mount the wings to. The wings went over the top of the strakes with large 
pads under them and the winglets along side of the engine.  I'll send you a 
picture of it, if you need it. The canard then slipped under the fuselage 
and strapped down.
Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Ferrell" <bferrell at 123mail.net>
To: <rwharton at buckeye-express.com>; "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders 
list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Transporting A Velocity


> Randy,
>
> I can't remember who's plane this was, I just recall thinking it was a 
> great
> picture, and that it'd arrived perfectly intact.  I don't know that I 
> would
> do this with the engine on it, though.
>
> Brett
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Randy Wharton" <rwharton at buckeye-express.com>
> To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:24 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Transporting A Velocity
>
>
> First of all, I received some very nice emails from some of you about
> having to sell my kit, and I really appreciate everyone on this
> forum. Thanks to all of you.
>
> Secondly, I was able to sell the kit and the engine without any
> problem! It will be headed to Scottsdale, AZ, in a month or so.
>
> Finally, since I already have the main spar very securely and
> permanently attached to the lower fuselage half, there will be a
> little matter of transporting everything. I figure the best way will
> be to rotate the lower fuselage about 60 degrees in a truck and build
> a frame to secure it in that position for the trip with the main spar
> just outside the back. I doubt the new owner's going to find a rental
> truck large enough to actually get the spar inside the back door, so
> the back door will probably remain open. My thoughts were once it's
> secured in a frame, we could use plywood to seal around the fuselage
> to secure everything else.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Randy W.
>
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