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LarryRosen

Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 415
Location: Medford, NJ

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

Would someone please measure the maximum width of the fuselage after the 

landing gear is installed.  I believe this would be the dimension from 

the outside of the landing gear.



I have a 3 car garage but it is only 22' deep and there is a column 

between the bays.  I am trying to figure out if I can put the plane on 

the gear and install the engine with the assembly on an angle and still 

get it out with out major surgery on something like the garage door 

opening.  My alternate is to construct a temporary garage extension 

which I want to avoid if possible.



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Larry Rosen

RV-10 #356

http://lrosen.nerv10.com

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rick.conti(at)boeing.com
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:41 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

Check the three view drawing (available on Tim's site), it's 7' 4" to

the center of the tires..  I have the same issue.



Thank You

Rick Conti

Senior Engineering Manager

The Boeing Company

          office: 703 - 414 - 6141

blackberry: 571 - 215 - 6134

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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:53 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

I think you're right around 8'.  I used a 108" wide trailer to haul

it to the airport and I had 4 or 6 inches on the outsides of each

tire.  If you plan for 9' wide, you should definitely have plenty of

room.  That's not exact, but it should be close.   I think when we

were measuring the tire-center widths for where to put the

ramps to the trailer, it was about 93 or 94" apart.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Larry Rosen wrote:

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 Would someone please measure the maximum width of the fuselage after the 

 landing gear is installed.  I believe this would be the dimension from 

 the outside of the landing gear.

 

 I have a 3 car garage but it is only 22' deep and there is a column 

 between the bays.  I am trying to figure out if I can put the plane on 

 the gear and install the engine with the assembly on an angle and still 

 get it out with out major surgery on something like the garage door 

 opening.  My alternate is to construct a temporary garage extension 

 which I want to avoid if possible.

jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:56 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

7'9" on gear with no wheels or tires on.  It may spread a little with the

weight of the engine.



Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

352-465-4545

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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:57 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

Ahhh, you may be right on. In the email I just posted I said we measured

93 or 94" when setting up the ramps.  I think that wasn't tire centers,

but was the outside edges of the ramps, which would be about right

if the tire centers were 88".



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Conti, Rick wrote:

[quote] 

 

 Check the three view drawing (available on Tim's site), it's 7' 4" to

 the center of the tires..  I have the same issue.

 

 Thank You

 Rick Conti

 Senior Engineering Manager

 The Boeing Company

           office: 703 - 414 - 6141

 blackberry: 571 - 215 - 6134

 

 

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Ray.R.Doerr(at)sprint.com
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

I just moved mine to the airport last week on a rollback tow

truck.  The width at the outside of the tires is 7' 10"  with the hex

spindle for the wheel pant hanging out further.  The spindle is 5" off

the ground.  I had to find a rollback tow truck that was 8' wide and the

side rails come off to be able to do the move.



Thank You

Ray Doerr

CDNI Principal Engineer

Sprint PCS

16020 West 113th Street

Lenexa, KS 66219

Mailstop KSLNXK0101

(913) 859-1414 (Office)

(913) 226-0106 (Pcs)

(913) 859-1234 (Fax)

Ray.R.Doerr(at)sprint.com 

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LarryRosen

Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 415
Location: Medford, NJ

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:29 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

Thank you all for the quick response.  Unfortunately, I do not like the 

answer.    

Now, how do I tell the wife that I am going to have an extension off the 

garage?



Larry Rosen

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:52 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

Tell her it's an anniversary gift.



DO NOT ARCHIVE... or tell my wife I wrote this.



Thank You

Rick Conti

Senior Engineering Manager

The Boeing Company

          office: 703 - 414 - 6141

blackberry: 571 - 215 - 6134

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jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

Another option is to put each wheel on a floor dolly so it can move

sideways, then you can get one gear leg out and slide it over enough to get

the other one out.  We have gotten ours through an opening 88" wide this

way.  We didn't have the engine on and we were carrying it, but this is

probably your solution.  You would probably want to layout the gear and

engine and prop in plywood, cut it out as accurately as possibly, lay it on

the floor and see if it can get out.



Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

352-465-4545



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toaster73(at)earthlink.ne
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: Fuselage width on Gear dimension

One thing I have seen done is to soap up the floor where the wheels will 

need to go through then you can slide the wheels side ways given the 

slippery soap like Jesse suggests except you won't need the dollies.  Just 

don't get carried away with the soap and break your back! You can pack a 

hanger tight with a bunch of planes doing this too. THen just wash the soap 

away.

-Chris Lucas

#40072 (8 foot door)



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