Frans,
I did something like Steve did. I will eventually refine it to ride
lower but I don't tow mine. The foam sleeves protect the paint.
Jeff R.
A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush
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>> [Original Message]
>> From: Frans Veldman <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
>> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>> Date: 11/1/2009 6:08:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Rudder Lock
>>
> <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
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>> Kingsley Hurst wrote:
>>
>>> Since the aircraft will be travelling backwards, if I were you, I
>>> would build a device on the trailer itself that restrains rudder
>>> movement.
>>
>> I would caution *against* that!
>> The airplane will move a lot during travel, it sits on its own
>> suspension and rubber tires which allow quite some twisting and
>> sideways
>> movement, and the tail of the airplane consequently moves as well. If
>> you restrict the movement at that point, you will use the tail as a
>> lever to restrict movement of the airplane, not good in my opinion, as
>> it is not designed to take such loads.
>> One option would be to restrict the airplane on multiple places (I
>> tried
>> that), but then I discovered that the trailer, being of metal, will
>> bend
>> and twist by itself. If you secure the airplane like that, you will
>> use
>> the airplane to make the trailer more rigid, not a good idea either.
>> Apart from the problem that there are very few places on the airplane
>> suitable for securing the airplane like that anyway.
>>
>> My solution to these problems: I put a winch on the trailer with a
>> nylon
>> band, and use that to tow the airplane onto the trailer. I leave it
>> connected during the travel. At the same tail position, I connect two
>> straps to it, connected via two metal springs to the trailer. This
>> will
>> form a triangle, restricting movement of the tail in all directions,
>> but
>> due to the springs trailer movements won't jerk on the airplane. The
>> trailer is thus allowed to move a little bit under the airplane. A
>> second benefit of this is that the airplane can use its own tires and
>> springs to deal with bumps in the road, in addition to the suspension
>> of
>> the trailer. This will be better for your gyro's, if you have them.
>>
>> Frans
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