BD-4. wings on a V-6 STOL?

[Jim Rodgers]

I am building a V-6 STOL (starts with a tri-pacer, wings and fuselage
stretched, and powered by Ford V-6; designed by Dave Blanton)
It looks as though the gross weights are similiar to a BD-4. How feasible
would it be to mount the BD-4 center spar in the tri-pacer to allow BD-4
folding wings? Obviously the control would have to be modifed a la BD-4.

[ORVAL FAIRAIRN]

In article >,
"Jim Rodgers" > wrote:

> I am building a V-6 STOL (starts with a tri-pacer, wings and fuselage
> stretched, and powered by Ford V-6; designed by Dave Blanton)
> It looks as though the gross weights are similiar to a BD-4. How feasible
> would it be to mount the BD-4 center spar in the tri-pacer to allow BD-4
> folding wings? Obviously the control would have to be modifed a la BD-4.

Not very feasible!

1. The Pie Chaser has a strut-braced wing and is therefore too weak to
support the cantilever structure of the BD-4 wing.

2. The BD-4 has a tubular spar, which, again in incompatible with the
Tripe's structure.

[Reggie]

Jim Rodgers wrote:
> I am building a V-6 STOL (starts with a tri-pacer, wings and fuselage
> stretched, and powered by Ford V-6; designed by Dave Blanton)
> It looks as though the gross weights are similiar to a BD-4. How feasible
> would it be to mount the BD-4 center spar in the tri-pacer to allow BD-4
> folding wings? Obviously the control would have to be modifed a la BD-4.
>************************************************** *****

Folding wings??

I thought the BD4 had a tube within tube connection for the
fuselage/wing junction.

How do you fold that????

Reggie

[Ron Wanttaja]

On 31 Aug 2005 07:04:46 -0700, "Reggie" > wrote:

>Jim Rodgers wrote:
>> I am building a V-6 STOL (starts with a tri-pacer, wings and fuselage
>> stretched, and powered by Ford V-6; designed by Dave Blanton)
>> It looks as though the gross weights are similiar to a BD-4. How feasible
>> would it be to mount the BD-4 center spar in the tri-pacer to allow BD-4
>> folding wings? Obviously the control would have to be modifed a la BD-4.
>>************************************************** *****
>
>Folding wings??
>
>I thought the BD4 had a tube within tube connection for the
> fuselage/wing junction.
>
>How do you fold that????

There's a large handle in the center of the cockpit. Go up to 10,000 feet,
point the nose straight down, wait thirty seconds, then pull the handle back
suddenly. :-)

Ron Wanttaja

[Ed Sullivan]

On 31 Aug 2005 07:04:46 -0700, "Reggie" > wrote:

>Jim Rodgers wrote:
>> I am building a V-6 STOL (starts with a tri-pacer, wings and fuselage
>> stretched, and powered by Ford V-6; designed by Dave Blanton)
>> It looks as though the gross weights are similiar to a BD-4. How feasible
>> would it be to mount the BD-4 center spar in the tri-pacer to allow BD-4
>> folding wings? Obviously the control would have to be modifed a la BD-4.
>>************************************************** *****
>
>Folding wings??
>
>I thought the BD4 had a tube within tube connection for the
> fuselage/wing junction.
>
>How do you fold that????
>
>Reggie
>
Pull out, rotate 90° fold back. Don't recall the exact hinging
mechanism.

[Blueskies]

>>Folding wings??
>>
>>I thought the BD4 had a tube within tube connection for the
>> fuselage/wing junction.
>>
>>How do you fold that????
>>
>>Reggie
>>
> Pull out, rotate 90° fold back. Don't recall the exact hinging
> mechanism.
>

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