[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello All, > > I am on the brink of realizing my dream of owning my first coupe. However I > need to transport two of them over a somewhat substantial distance (actually > only 8 hours). Can someone please give me the exact dimensions of a 46 coupe > with wings removed? The tails are still attached and everything else is still > intact. Does anyone have any ideas on if and how they may be placed together > on one flatbed and shipped? I'll need the complete dimensions including inner > and outer gear widths. Thank you very much!!! > > QBob EllisQ
I have most of the measurements you need, but not quite all.
Center section width: 8' 0" measured from the center of one main gear
tire to the center of the other. That is pretty close to the wing
center section width. When you add the outside halves of the two tires,
you have _approximately_ another eight inches.
Tail width: 8' 3"
Height at top of canopy: 5' 6"
Height at top of tail: 6' 3"
Length from tip of standard spinner to tip of tail: 20' 2"
Wing outer panel length: _approximately_ 11' 0"
(deduced from wingspan 30' 0" minus center section approx
measurement)
The diagram with the measurements shows the wingspan to include the
wing-tip lights.
Wing cord (front to rear measurement): 5'
Wing transportation: be aware that there is a pitot tube sticking out
of the bottom of the left wing, about a yard from the inboard end, more
or less the middle of the cord.
These are the best measurements I could find in all my service,
specification, etc. books.
Fifteen years ago, I transported my Coupe on a 35' flatbed truck (maybe
a 25' bed?) that had a bed width of 8'. The outside of the tires hung
over each side and we tied the gear very thoroughly to be sure that it
couldn't slip sideways while moving. I called the Iowa Department of
Transpotation before the move and, when told the dimensions, they said I
did not need a wide load permit.
The wings will transport in the back of a pickup pretty well if you have
a supply of cushions (old davenport or chair cushions to go below,
beside and between the wings. Be aware of the pitot tube when you
decide how to stack the wings.
Placing both planes on one flatbed should be easy if you have a 40'
flatbed. You could even do it on a 30' flat bed if you let the rear
plane's tail hang 10' over the end, I guess.
Keep us posted on your acquisition!
--
Ed Burkhead
East Peoria, Ill.
N3802H, 415-D
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