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![]() "yogi22" wrote in message ... On Feb 25, 4:26 pm, Michael wrote: On Feb 25, 3:56 pm, Gig 601XL Builder wrote: Michael wrote: Now, having said that - I'm otherwise flexible. Powered parachute? Trike? Three axis? Gyroplane? Any of the above would work for me. Anyone have any suggestions? Michael http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad_City_Challenger And how would I get it into my pole barn through the 18 ft doors with the 31.5 ft wingspan? Am I missing something? Do the wings fold? Michael If your "pole barn" is more than 31.5 ft long, I was thinking that you could use a special dolly (I saw the plans somewhere) and push her in sideways. Alas! according to one site I found, the Challenger's length is "20 FT. 0 IN." Oh Well, at least I tried. It just struck me that if the barn's width beyond the doors, is significantly greater than 20 feet, it WOULD be possible to maneuver her through the doors by going through on an angle. kk With a limitations of 1000 ft runway, a two place aircraft, and an 18.5 ft door - the dolly may still be a good idea. Light gauge tracks can made from steel angle the will track a deck of some sort as well. You see this done occasionally for helos. Just try not to let these limitations pull you away from a three axis fixed wing design. I would certainly spend some time on a trike, gyro or powered parachute before I invested in one. |
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