Midget Mustang, single seater experimental.

There are 2 other planes crammed into the hanger and having wings installed
is not an option at this time. The builders on the field have broke-in
engines on a fuselage without wings several times previously. Safety of
course is most important. I find builders innovative and some, basically
cheap (myself).
Hence the 2x4 approach. Although my stand has no duct tape, we did race a
formula Vee back in the 60's and sometimes used duct tape for securing body
skin at 95-100 mph..

"guynoir" wrote in message
...
I don't know what an "M1" is. I think you you plan on mounting your engine
to the fuselage, then mounting the fuselage on some sort of wheeled table
so that you can move the assembly around, and also run the engine (not
while you're moving it around, of course). And you want it to be simple,
cheap and easy to build, made out of 2 x 4's held together with drywall
screws and duct tape.

I happen to know a very simple solution, much simpler than building a
custom carriage. This method has been thoroughly tested and it really is
the way that at least 99% of successful aircraft builders do it. Attach
both wings and the landing gear to the aircraft, and then hook up all
engine and airframe systems before running the engine. That way the
aircraft is easy to move around on its own wheels, you have a safe engine
test stand for engine break in, and you're running the aircraft as a
complete system, the way it was designed to work. Why would anyone want
to do it any differently?

Skystar Aircraft, manufacturers of the Kitfox, almost went bankrupt when a
runaway 182 went through their hangar. The A&P mechanic decided to test
run the engine without installing the pilot seats. He had the throttle
linkage backwards. When the engine ran away from him, he lost his balance
in the unfurnished cockpit and became a baggage compartment passenger
while the 182 made a full throttle tour of Skystar's hangar. $300,000 in
uninsured damage for Skystar.

That sounds like the kind of adventure you're preparing for.


Dick wrote:
Having a "better G" idea, decided to hang my engine on M1 fuselage
without wings in order to have the ability to roll it outside the hanger
for breakin efforts.

After struggling with several versions of a wooden framed, wheeled
"wagon", a thought occurred that I may be "reinventing the wheel" (as
usual).

Has anyone out there found a method to move the "engine on fuselage
without wings" or move a completed plane with one wing removed?? The M1
has main gear on the wings, not on the fuselage.

Thanks, Dick

--
John Kimmel


Naturally, these humorous remarks are all entirely my own opinion, based
solely
on rumor, supposition, innuendo and damned lies, and should be interpreted
in a
spirit of fun. My memory is faulty, also.