Eagler's Nest
Airframes => Double Seaters => Topic started by: ramoura on May 14, 2015, 11:35:39 AM
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Hello Everyone. I am new to this group and this is my first posting.
I have been in limbo for some time, trying to figure out what design to build. I have gone through several interactions, designs, and reality checks (like anybody else). The good news is that I am getting wiser and closer to what desing fits my mission and reality. The DE has crossed my path as a candidate more than once. It is crossing again; but, now, it has a different and more attractive appeal.
What I am not sure yet is if the DE has a practical/functional capability of being towed to and from the airport to nest in my garage. Reading the DE website (www.doubleeagleairplane.com (http://www.doubleeagleairplane.com)), it mentions that "The airplane is so light it is also easy to trailer (the wings remove simply)".
My first set of questions to this group is:
How practical or realistic is the removal of the wing and towability of this aircraft? In other words, how long does it take and how many people does this operation require?
Hopefully, I am not wasting anybody's time by asking this question. Just to let you know, I tried to search this topic before I started writing this post. As far as my search went, I found only one posting asking the same question, but about th Leagle Eagle (single place). Which, as I understood, does not have easily removable wings.
Cheers,
Ricardo
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Here is my 2 cents worth
I just finished building one, If you were doing it to go flying for a couple hours - NO
if you were doing this to put it away for the winter than yes, in the configuration out of the box, its a little harder to do
you would build the plane in mind of pulling it apart
1: The wing attach would be done so each wing had its own attach point (really easily to do ) at TEE arraignment, there
are images of that floating around in old forum i think, make removing wings 100% easier Steve may have a link some
2: 2nd issue is the aileron cables, mine was built with push / pull cables - that would make it so easy to do, there really easy to
set up - i did mine, as i have a full dual stick control system for training, this makes it easy to disconnect. ( i hate cables )
If and may be we build a 2nd one i would 100% do a dual mount wing attach system. Just make life so easy
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Thank you for your answer, MrG. It is a bummer, though, since being able to easily disassemble and transport the ship after a 2 hours of fun is kind of critical for my mission.
But, then, light shines at the end of the tunnel. I keep exploring this group's postings, and discover that the CE is in development. Very exciting news.
I'll start reading more about the CE and looking forward to learning about its performance.
Cheers,
Ricardo