Transported Fuselage Back to Garage

Having completed the wing covering it was now time to move the fuselage back to the garage.  We've been storing the fuselage in our hangar at Cox Airfield.  We converted a utility trailer into an airplane transport trailer with a winch to pull the fuselage onto the trailer.  A much more controlled way of getting the airplane on the trailer.  The fuselage was securely strapped down and make the 5 mile trip to our home garage.  We did have a small mishap on unloading the fuselage.  We usually have a heavy counter-weight in the front of the fuselage to keep the nose wheel on the ground.  But during the transport the weight was removed for safety reasons.  During the un-strapping of the fuselage, we forgot about the counter-weight being removed and the tail dropped quickly and bent the bottom stringer.  OOPS!  Won't be difficult to repair, but will take some time.  We moved the fuselage into the garage and cleaned up all the straps and put the trailer away.  Hours: 2

Ed and Michael with the Fuselage unloaded

Unloading the Fuselage

Arriving at home base

Fuselage ready to be unloaded