It was time to take the fuselage to the paint shop, so I built some modifications to my folding Harbor Freight utility trailer that worked great to carry the fuselage across town (and are solid enough for long distance highway travel.) Design also includes extensions for adding wing cradles so the whole plane can be carried at once.
The trailer was $300 new and the wood for the RV-12 fuselage mount less than $100. Result: priceless. Pictures and descriptions of how it is put together are at http://160.129.203.138/rv12/trailer.html.
My wife and I used it to deliver the fuselage to the local paint shop, and pick up the wings, which got a beautiful paint job. She made an online photoshow of the event at http://www.photoshow.com/watch/ub4gh6VQ?
Dan Masys
RV-10 N104LD flying
RV-12 N122LD painting
The trailer was $300 new and the wood for the RV-12 fuselage mount less than $100. Result: priceless. Pictures and descriptions of how it is put together are at http://160.129.203.138/rv12/trailer.html.
My wife and I used it to deliver the fuselage to the local paint shop, and pick up the wings, which got a beautiful paint job. She made an online photoshow of the event at http://www.photoshow.com/watch/ub4gh6VQ?
Dan Masys
RV-10 N104LD flying
RV-12 N122LD painting