On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:35:24 AM UTC-5, GC wrote:
Aberdeen Angus, I think - or maybe Poll Hereford. Is that the trailer where the fuselage and wings go in from the hitch end, not the number plate end? Or is it the one with the door at the hitch end where the wigtips go in first on a strop which runs in a track on the roof - until it jams halfway in and you can't get past the wing and fuselage to disgorge it (or whatever you need to do with jammed wheels in tracks). GC

Ugh. Yes, the early Schleicher trailer has you hang the tip in a strap that runs in a track along the roof, tip went in first, and you carried the root out. Great fun with an AS-W12. Not as bad with a 15. Some US Made Sailplane Associates trailers do this, too. But, a lot of them load through the number plate end. Early Schleicher loaded over the hitch. Then, there were the ones that had the hitch that got un-pinned from one side and swung out of the way for loading from the hitch end.

Thank goodness we have evolved as we have. Those old trailers were a royal pain in the Arse!