glider trailer top opening styles

On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:57:37 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:41:04 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
The Pfeiffer tube trailer that my
Mosquito came in had an excellent back door design.* The door was
hinged on the right side and, when swung open had brackets for
rigging tools, grease, rear jack crank, etc.* There was a ramp
hinged at the middle and bottom which folded up before closing the
door.* When swung up, the ramp secured the wingtips with padded
cuffs.* I thought it was a great design, much better than the home
built trailers, but you did have to bend over to get inside.

Dan Marotta
On 11/19/2014 3:19 PM, Bill D wrote:

Also very good for tripping and shin banging if you are not used to it.
UH



I got a brief look at a small Asian crossover SUV in a shopping center parking lot (too brief to get the brand) whose rear hatch used two arms extending forward ending at hinges on the roof. The hatch neatly lifted up over the roof and completely out of the way. It was obvious the weather seals worked better than traditional hatches where the seals get squeezed at the a hinge. I couldn't help thinking of glider trailers.

Applied to a tube trailer, the door and "doghouse" would lift up and clear of the fin and rudder leaving the opening at the back of the trailer completely clean.