From: "Sid & Mari Lloyd" Subject: COZY: Moving a Cozy Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 06:08:30 -0500 I recently sold my Cozy IV/AeroCarnard project (to state the aircraft name in politically correct terms) and it will be traveling to Utah in a rental truck. For those of you who have moved your canard project cross country before, what advice do you have on packing the parts? How large of a truck do you recommend? The center section spar is not permanently attached yet so the longest part is the AeroCanard fuselage top section. Thanks, Sid Lloyd GlaStar #5007 sidl@insync.net http://www.insync.net/~sidl/ by InfoAve.Net (PMDF V5.1-7 #17060) with SMTP id <01IIRW1J0HKS9JENC0@InfoAve.Net> for cozy_builders@hpwarhw.an.hp.com; Mon, 12 May 1997 07:40:07 EST Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 07:36:34 -0400 From: Jeff S Russell Subject: Re: COZY: Moving a Cozy Organization: AEROCAD INC. Sid & Mari Lloyd wrote: > For those of you who have moved your canard project > cross country before, what advice do you have on packing the > parts? How large of a truck do you recommend? The center section > spar is not permanently attached yet so the longest part is the > AeroCanard fuselage top section. I have had one new builder bring a full size pickup truck using a sheet of plywood to extend the truck bed. He got a full kit plus a set of wings and a bent canard in this load. It did not look like it would fit? He fooled me! Most people move the creation with a flat bed trailer with no or short sides. I have done this 4 or5 times myself. When the center spar is put in, the best way I have found to move short distances is to use a two wheel car trailer and tie down the nose strut to the trailer and pull the airplane (less wings) on it's own gear. -- AeroCad Inc. Jeff Russell (Check out our web site for Cozy compatible parts and the AeroCanard) phone/ call first for fax 910-961-2238 E-mail: Jeff@aerocad.com web site with NEW pictures under heavy construction: http://www.aerocad.com Composite workshop info: http://www.Sportair.com From: Lee Devlin Subject: Re: COZY: Moving a Cozy Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 9:29:55 MDT You might want to hire fellow mailing list member Nick Ugolini. In a Harvey Keitel-esqe performance of a cleaner, I saw him pack up a Cozy here in Colorado sculpting a wooden cage with a circular saw which he wielded like a butter knife. In about 3 hours, using about a lb. of drywall screws, a 3-Place Cozy was secured to a boat trailer for a 2000 mile jaunt across the country being pulled by Toyota pickup. I'd recommend that your buyer bring truck towing a decked trailer (the bigger the better) foam pads, rope, straps, drywall screws, wood, tarps, bungees, and duct tape. Essential tools include a drywall screwdriver and a circular saw. Nick might be able to provide a video on how to do it properly :-). Lee Devlin > I recently sold my Cozy IV/AeroCarnard project (to state the aircraft > name in politically correct terms) and it will be traveling to Utah in > a rental truck. For those of you who have moved your canard project > cross country before, what advice do you have on packing the > parts? How large of a truck do you recommend? The center section > spar is not permanently attached yet so the longest part is the > AeroCanard fuselage top section.