[NSRCA-discussion] Airplane Rack

[Jerry Budd]

I almost forgot, I used this rack with my E=MC2, not just with the 
electrics.  For exhaust drip protection I just placed a folded up 
cloth towel underneath the exhaust outlet of the tuned pipe.  It 
worked fine.

Jerry

>Hi all,
>
>I'll have it at the Nats again this year, even if I fly there (vs
>driving like I did two years ago).  Two years ago I had it in my
>Odyssey, last year I had it in the Grand Caravan I rented (worked
>fine in it too).
>
>The legs are 1" dowel stock as is the rear cross piece (covered with
>foam tubing) that the tail rests on.  The dowels are counter bored ~
>1" deep into the 1-1/2" square wood rails that run fore and aft on
>each side.  The only fasteners are the #6 machine screws holding the
>metal channel to the side rails (note the wing nuts on the bottom).
>The rack is held down by a pair of rubber bungies through a pair of
>screw eyes mounted in the bottom of each rail and looped through the
>rear seat support.  The black plastic you see on the steel channel is
>door panel trim edging material from a body shop to provide some
>protection from the sharp edge of the metal.
>
>The additional piece of padded dowel shown is to raise the horizontal
>stabilizer of the second plane up over the stab of the first plane.
>The cable ties were just a quick way to hold it in place.  Not very
>elegant, but effective none the less.  I'll eventually come up with
>something better but this works for now.
>
>Derek Koopowitz asked me to write a K-Factor article on it.  I agreed
>to do so, AFTER my taxes are done.  When I do write the article I'll
>make available a downloadable CAD drawing for those who want more
>detail about how it's built.  It's really pretty simple.
>
>Thx, Jerry
>
>
>>It appears to be held in place with the bongee straps on either side.
>>I bet Jerry explains later.
>>
>>Jim Ivey
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:randy10926 at comtekmail.com>Glenn Hatfield
>>To: <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>NSRCA Mailing List
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:55 AM
>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Airplane Rack
>>
>>Is this rack just held together with cable ties?  It does not seem
>>attach to the van, is that correct?
>>
>>Nice idea.  I may make a version for my Ranger.
>>
>>
>>
>>Randy
>>
>>
>>
>>--- "Bill Glaze"
>><<mailto:billglaze at triad.rr.com>billglaze at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>From: "Bill Glaze" <<mailto:billglaze at triad.rr.com>billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:10:12 -0500
>>To: "NSRCA Mailing List"
>><<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Airplane Rack
>>
>>Jerry:
>>Will you have this setup at Muncie this year? to be honest, I have trouble
>>visualizing just what's happening from the photos. (I don't know why I'm
>>having the trouble; I'm sure the photos make everything clear for all the
>>other folks.)
>>Bill Glaze
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jerry Budd" <jerry at buddengineering.com>
>>To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>; <dist7 at nsrca.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:15 AM
>>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Airplane Rack
>>
>>
>>>   Hi all,
>>>
>>>   Someone recently asked me to post some photos of the airplane rack I
>>>   built for my 2004 Honda Odyssey a couple of years ago. It holds two
>>>   2m pattern planes and allows for full unrestricted access to the open
>>>   storage area underneath it. It only took an evening to design and
>>>   build and it cost ~$25. It also disassembles very quickly (simply
>>>   remove two wing nuts holding down the metal landing gear support) for
>>>   those rare occasions when you need to use the mini-van for something
>>>   other than storing & transporting your planes!
>>>
>>>   Here's a link to some photos: http://tinyurl.com/s6ncr
>>>
>>>   Thx, Jerry
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