open trailers

**[email protected]** · December 5th 06, 04:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Recently, I have been digging through ads offering used gliders, and I
have noticed that older metal sailplanes such as the Schweizer 1-3X
series often come with only an open trailer. Now that's fine for
transport, but what about storage? Can a metal glider be left
disassembled on an open trailer under the sky?

Johan Larson

**Bill Daniels** · December 5th 06, 04:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Every metal glider I've seen that has been left out on a trailer has been
filled with critter nests and surprising amounts of water. I know of a 2-33
that had so much rain water in the wings that they couldn't be lifted off
the trailer. Stuff like that does terrible things to metal.

Bill Daniels

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Recently, I have been digging through ads offering used gliders, and I
have noticed that older metal sailplanes such as the Schweizer 1-3X
series often come with only an open trailer. Now that's fine for
transport, but what about storage? Can a metal glider be left
disassembled on an open trailer under the sky?

Johan Larson

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