No, The trailer is a modified open flat bed trailer, to which the Glider is sort of bolted on.
Getting the wing centre section off was difficult for 3 people. Getting the fuselage off may take a vertical lift crane! A redesign is required so that no one lifts anything. I am still crowd sourcing ideas for that. On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Gary Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Derek, > Quite possibly, some might say exactly the same thing about the aircraft! > Gliding legend Doug Robinson, (from GCV), called the short wing version a > Brickaburra. Was this tongue in cheek I wonder? > > I think that somewhere along the line I helped to rig a couple of LW > Kookaburra's, but this is NOT an experience that lives forever in my > memory! > Perhaps this is a very good thing! > > As always, I imagine the secret to rigging this type is to have plenty of > man-power, and just one person (who knows exactly how everything - glider > and trailer - works), to coordinate things. > > I wonder what an unbiased person might say about the practically and ease > of > using Emilis's trailer! Does such a person still exist out there? Also, > how > well did this trailer tow? > > BTW Peter C, does your trailer match Emilis's description? > > Gary > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek > Ruddock > Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2015 7:57 PM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Trailer for a long wing Kookaburra > > Sounds hideous... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of emilis > prelgauskas > Sent: Tuesday, 7 July 2015 1:04 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Trailer for a long wing Kookaburra > > I don't know where GLZ is these days. > When I owned it, it had an open trailer ex Southern Cross GC. > I then built an enclosed trailer which was sold on to the late Mike > Valentine and John Viney. > > This trailer has (from memory) the tailplane in the roof, the outer wing > panels side by side with root ends in the front right corner (looking from > the rear open door), the fuselage with rudder at the front end diagonally > across the trailer, and the centre section against the left wall with > underside facing outward. > The centre section is in a cradle at the front trailer end in a rolling > frame, so that it can rotate horizontal once the centre section is clear of > the trailer rear with its door swung out of the way. The centre section is > at a height that clears the fuselage height rolling on the ground. > A stand holds the external end of the horizontal centre section. > This permits the fuselage to be rolled under, tilted away from the trailer > side as the external stand is removed and the centre section mated at this > somewhat inclined angle. Once rigged, this part airframe rolls aft away > from > the trailer and the other lighter parts can be carried and rigged. > > > > On 06/07/2015, at 4:04 PM, Peter Champness wrote: > > > We are attempting to put VH-GRN into service. The trailer is pretty > > atrocious and it is a lot of trouble to unpack and to load the > > glider. > > > > Does anyone have a trailer or have any good ideas re wing stands, > > rigging aids etc. > > > > Peter Champness_______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6037 / Virus Database: 4365/10184 - Release Date: 07/07/15 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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