Ugly Trailer

[Ray Lovinggood]

Ok, time to change threads from 'Where are you from'
to 'Ugly trailer.

The trailer does not load over the tongue, but from
the back.

The idea of the trailer is quite sound, I believe.
The wing tips go in first. It has the heavy part
of the fuselage towards the front and the heavy part
of the wings towards the rear, rather than the roots,
thus the trailer is quite well balanced.

It tows extremely easily. I towed it behind my four
cylinder Honda for a few years until I was forced to
get a newer car. Now, I tow it behind a six cylinder
Honda and it tows even more easily.

To improve the design, I would have a professional
craftsman:

1. Build the trailer with brakes.
2. Put a cargo door up front.
3. Have the rigging tweaked.
4. Paint it!

I don't know the weight of the trailer, but it must
be light. Steel tube triangulated frame covered in
aluminum skin attached to a steel angle perimeter frame
and plywood floor.

It's not a Cobra or Komet, but it serves it's purpose
of storing my glider away from the elements and transporting
it whenever the needs arises.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
LS1-d 'W8'

[BTIZ]

Sounds like the Ugly L-23 "factory" trailer.. but it has CG problems with
the wing roots aft.

BT

"Ray Lovinggood" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, time to change threads from 'Where are you from'
> to 'Ugly trailer.
>
> The trailer does not load over the tongue, but from
> the back.
>
> The idea of the trailer is quite sound, I believe.
> The wing tips go in first. It has the heavy part
> of the fuselage towards the front and the heavy part
> of the wings towards the rear, rather than the roots,
> thus the trailer is quite well balanced.
>
> It tows extremely easily. I towed it behind my four
> cylinder Honda for a few years until I was forced to
> get a newer car. Now, I tow it behind a six cylinder
> Honda and it tows even more easily.
>
> To improve the design, I would have a professional
> craftsman:
>
> 1. Build the trailer with brakes.
> 2. Put a cargo door up front.
> 3. Have the rigging tweaked.
> 4. Paint it!
>
> I don't know the weight of the trailer, but it must
> be light. Steel tube triangulated frame covered in
> aluminum skin attached to a steel angle perimeter frame
> and plywood floor.
>
> It's not a Cobra or Komet, but it serves it's purpose
> of storing my glider away from the elements and transporting
> it whenever the needs arises.
>
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
> LS1-d 'W8'
>
>
>
>

[Bruce Hoult]

In article >,
Ray Lovinggood > wrote:

> Ok, time to change threads from 'Where are you from'
> to 'Ugly trailer.

What's so ugly about it?


> The idea of the trailer is quite sound, I believe.
> The wing tips go in first. It has the heavy part
> of the fuselage towards the front and the heavy part
> of the wings towards the rear, rather than the roots,
> thus the trailer is quite well balanced.

It has that in common with most glider trailers in use here in NZ,
except that the designer has gone to some trouble to taper it at the
front whereas most trailers here are just a rectangular box (perhaps
with a higher bit for the fin).

--
Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+-
Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O----------

[Wallace Berry]

In article <Zcppf.921$_L5.796@fed1read06>,
"BTIZ" > wrote:

> Sounds like the Ugly L-23 "factory" trailer.. but it has CG problems with
> the wing roots aft.
>


I remember someone, who's initials are "Guy Byars" once "liberating"
some sandbags from a road construction project to remedy an L-23 trailer
CG problem.