[rebel-builders] Shipping my SR from UK to Canada in a Container
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:38 am
The main important thing is you need to make it become one with the
container. If it can move in the slightest, it won't be pretty at the other
end.
I think the ratchet strap bill alone for containering up WMA for it's trip
to Maui was $400 or $500 and I bought them cheap at Princess Auto. The buyer
had a 20 foot container dropped in our yard, when I'd told him to get a 30
if available or a 40. I made it fit with 1/2" to spare by removing the
rudder and the propellor and turning the airplane angle wise in the
container.
Main gear/tires where up off the ground with the axle blocks sitting on some
2 x 10's that where attached to a couple 2 x 4' that fit tight side to side
in the container so it couldn't slide anywhere. Then the whole affair
ratchet strapped to the container loops so it couldn't go anywhere else.
Airplane was in a flying attitude with the fin ratchet strapped to the door
frame side and the fin against the ceiling(2" SM between fin top and
ceiling). Tailfeathers stacked with foam between them at the nose of the
container and X strapped down, SM on the floor in three places x wise cut
tight to fit against each side wall, then the first wing placed bottom skin
down, plastic sheet over top, few batts of Roxal insulation, plastic sheet,
second wing top skin down, 2" SM strips on spars to spread load and ratchet
straps over the whole affair.
Survived the 5000 miles or more on the train from Toronto, to Vancouver, to
California. This was probably the hardest part of the trip..with cars
banging back and forth on stops/starts/etc. Then offloaded onto a container
ship to the big Island of Hawaii.....off loaded and onto a smaller boat to
Maui.... off loaded onto a transport dolly and taken half way around the
island and off loaded without a scratch at the farm. Shit luck!
Total cost was just shy of $9,000 for shipping. Container delivery from
Toronto to Penetang and then picked up and back to the train yard in Toronto
was $1000 alone.
When our UTVA's where shipped out of Yugoslavia they removed the props and
the landing gear....then built a steel frame...welded uprights on it to bolt
into the landing gear attach fingers and another set of uprights that were
welded to a ring that was slipped over the prop shaft. Then it was simply
picked up with a fork truck and slide into the container tail first and
bolted down. This style could be another option for you. Weld up a steel
frame and bolt the fuselage into the float point and the main gear attach.
Much harder to handle / load though compared to an airplane on tires.
Problem is I don't think you can roll the SR in on tires anyhow...width
would be too wide.
NANCY! How were the QB's shipped out of the Phillipines?
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Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Shipping my SR from UK to Canada in a Container
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container. If it can move in the slightest, it won't be pretty at the other
end.
I think the ratchet strap bill alone for containering up WMA for it's trip
to Maui was $400 or $500 and I bought them cheap at Princess Auto. The buyer
had a 20 foot container dropped in our yard, when I'd told him to get a 30
if available or a 40. I made it fit with 1/2" to spare by removing the
rudder and the propellor and turning the airplane angle wise in the
container.
Main gear/tires where up off the ground with the axle blocks sitting on some
2 x 10's that where attached to a couple 2 x 4' that fit tight side to side
in the container so it couldn't slide anywhere. Then the whole affair
ratchet strapped to the container loops so it couldn't go anywhere else.
Airplane was in a flying attitude with the fin ratchet strapped to the door
frame side and the fin against the ceiling(2" SM between fin top and
ceiling). Tailfeathers stacked with foam between them at the nose of the
container and X strapped down, SM on the floor in three places x wise cut
tight to fit against each side wall, then the first wing placed bottom skin
down, plastic sheet over top, few batts of Roxal insulation, plastic sheet,
second wing top skin down, 2" SM strips on spars to spread load and ratchet
straps over the whole affair.
Survived the 5000 miles or more on the train from Toronto, to Vancouver, to
California. This was probably the hardest part of the trip..with cars
banging back and forth on stops/starts/etc. Then offloaded onto a container
ship to the big Island of Hawaii.....off loaded and onto a smaller boat to
Maui.... off loaded onto a transport dolly and taken half way around the
island and off loaded without a scratch at the farm. Shit luck!
Total cost was just shy of $9,000 for shipping. Container delivery from
Toronto to Penetang and then picked up and back to the train yard in Toronto
was $1000 alone.
When our UTVA's where shipped out of Yugoslavia they removed the props and
the landing gear....then built a steel frame...welded uprights on it to bolt
into the landing gear attach fingers and another set of uprights that were
welded to a ring that was slipped over the prop shaft. Then it was simply
picked up with a fork truck and slide into the container tail first and
bolted down. This style could be another option for you. Weld up a steel
frame and bolt the fuselage into the float point and the main gear attach.
Much harder to handle / load though compared to an airplane on tires.
Problem is I don't think you can roll the SR in on tires anyhow...width
would be too wide.
NANCY! How were the QB's shipped out of the Phillipines?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Beall" <super_rebel131@yahoo.com>
To: "new list server" <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Shipping my SR from UK to Canada in a Container
Guys,
Anyone know the best way to move my SuperRebel accross
the 'Pond'? It will be going from the UK to Calgary.
Fortunately I am 'engineless' so it's just the
fuselage (near complete), wings, tail surfaces, and
control surfaces. I was thinking about placing the
control surfaces in thick bubble wrap and then placing
them inside the fuselage.
What I am debating is: on the gear or off the gear? I
guess the way spring steel landing gear absorb loads
is by speading laterally, which they won't be able to
do in a container. However, if I place the fuselage on
it's belly I am afraid of it not having any cushion!?
Any ideas?
I have found pics on the internet where people have
appeared to place their aircraft in containers on
their gear and then fastned the gear to the floor with
steel brackets.
See: http://www.gut-works.com/ferry-export.htm
Wayne, you had a thread in 2001 where you shipped one
of your Rebels to Hawaii. Any learnings from that?
Thanks, -Jason
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