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Rob's REBVAIR Project
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Date: 1-12-2019
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Number of Hours: 2.00
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Manual Reference:
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Brief Description: plane move: part 1
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Just before the holidays I was able to find a 'barn' workshop for rent, about 15 min drive from home. It's 35' x 35', so just barely big enough to put the wings on, but that's all I need for these next steps. The wings need to go for a while so I can:
1. attach and rig the flaperons (this includes setting the flap increment notches in the flap handle assembly, and routing the flap activation cable).
2. fabicate and fit the landing light brackets (includes setting the toe-in and down angles)
3. complete the fuel line connections (which includes installing an additional NPT bung for the fuel sight gauge, and the last bits of fuel line)
4. fabricate wing fairings and the flap fairing box
5. fabricate wing strut fairings
...and a few other items I can't think of at the moment (I have a complete list elsewhere).
After polling 3 local EAA chapters whether anyone had a trailer to move my plane, my new (and very generous) friend Linc's trailer was in my driveway getting modified to haul the Rebel. Linc's pictures and experience were invaluable in preparing the trailer for the Rebel. Firstly, his plane's front-to-back wheel base was pretty close to mine, so I felt confident the Rebel would fit on this deceptively short,12' trailer with a 4' tongue. Also, the stance of my plane is 6" wider than his was, but well within the 8-9' width limits for standard trailers. I also learned that the CG of the overall load needs to be ahead of the axle, else the trailer will swing wildly when towed.
Taking all this into account, cut a bunch of lumber (leftover from the deck we had built) to 7'6" and screwed it to the trailer floor. That would provide sufficient support for my 7'2" (outside edge-to-edge) wheel stance. I then fabricated a plywood box that would both support the tail of the Rebel when loaded, but also allow secure storage of ballast (paving stones).
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rebel in position
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