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flight cart !!!??
Hello everbody hope things are fair to midland. looking to build me a single man flight station, something on wheels to take to my garden area i am to clear for flying some cl 1/2a for now. going to make it on wheels to transport easly on rough ground, bending down seems to be more than i can handle with a bad hip, i want to fly by myself sometimes when i have no help and is very disscurging. a rolling table should do it and i can't seem to find that paper that shows how to make a release for my plane at the controls you know the quick release thing -e. anyone have any pic i could get some ideas from. THANKS AHEAD!!
![RC Plane](/users/3015/29/34/60/smiles/3918962684.gif)
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getback- Top Poster
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Age : 66
Location : julian , NC
Re: flight cart !!!??
A cooler on wheels? A wheelbarrow? Garden trailer or wagon?
I use a wing wrap stooge made from a board, a couple clamps, and an old towel. This gets clamped to a table. A brick, or my battery pack, get used to add tension to the wing. I use some thin foam board insulation for plank wings that have support ribs sticking out so the rib doesn't catch in the fabric. Others use bathmats with a strap, or a couple shaped foam blocks. These work great for small airplanes without wheels, and often with wheels too. Not so good for biplanes.
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t2374-rustys-stooge?highlight=stooge
If you have a runway and wheels then a pin stooge through the tail wheel with a pull cord release is what you need.
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t1189-control-line-stooge?highlight=stooge
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t3124-les-stooge?highlight=stooge
I reloaded a new chalk line with pink braided mason's line for my pull line, and bought a stooge assembly from Brodak. I have not yet set it up though.
http://brodak.com/tru-launch-stooge.html
Phil
I use a wing wrap stooge made from a board, a couple clamps, and an old towel. This gets clamped to a table. A brick, or my battery pack, get used to add tension to the wing. I use some thin foam board insulation for plank wings that have support ribs sticking out so the rib doesn't catch in the fabric. Others use bathmats with a strap, or a couple shaped foam blocks. These work great for small airplanes without wheels, and often with wheels too. Not so good for biplanes.
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t2374-rustys-stooge?highlight=stooge
If you have a runway and wheels then a pin stooge through the tail wheel with a pull cord release is what you need.
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t1189-control-line-stooge?highlight=stooge
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t3124-les-stooge?highlight=stooge
I reloaded a new chalk line with pink braided mason's line for my pull line, and bought a stooge assembly from Brodak. I have not yet set it up though.
http://brodak.com/tru-launch-stooge.html
Phil
pkrankow- Top Poster
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Location : Ohio
Re: flight cart !!!??
For additional ideas check the Search file for "stooge".
Usually our g'kids make GREAT "stooges".
SD
Usually our g'kids make GREAT "stooges".
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SuperDave- Rest In Peace
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Re: flight cart !!!??
Good morning!
This is my take on Rusty's system for launching his 1/2A's. He has a mobile set up on a wagon, whereas I pack along a table that brings the plane up a bit higher.
It's a padded Walmart floor mat that I hold in place with self tapping screws and dimpled washers. You just draw the plane out of this sleeve with your handle and are off !
The screws can be repositioned to fit what ever wing size you're launching.
![flight cart !!!?? 4_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/4_10.jpg)
![flight cart !!!?? 5_210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/5_210.jpg)
![flight cart !!!?? 3_110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/3_110.jpg)
I also use a pin & block set-up for rolling takeoffs, but Rusty's launcher has a lot less fiddling around.
![flight cart !!!?? 2_13](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/2_13.jpg)
This is my take on Rusty's system for launching his 1/2A's. He has a mobile set up on a wagon, whereas I pack along a table that brings the plane up a bit higher.
It's a padded Walmart floor mat that I hold in place with self tapping screws and dimpled washers. You just draw the plane out of this sleeve with your handle and are off !
The screws can be repositioned to fit what ever wing size you're launching.
![flight cart !!!?? 4_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/4_10.jpg)
![flight cart !!!?? 5_210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/5_210.jpg)
![flight cart !!!?? 3_110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/3_110.jpg)
I also use a pin & block set-up for rolling takeoffs, but Rusty's launcher has a lot less fiddling around.
![flight cart !!!?? 2_13](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/2_13.jpg)
Kim- Top Poster
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Location : South East Missouri
Re: flight cart !!!??
Me too
My plan is for one of the large tire wagons from Harbor Freight or Northern Tool with a removable platform that can haul all my flight gear and a stooge. RknRusty showes off his very simple bath mat stooge several different places on this site but I can't get a search to work this morning (probably have to clear my chache) His design is good enough for most 1/2a wing types, is cheap and very easy to set up
My plan is for one of the large tire wagons from Harbor Freight or Northern Tool with a removable platform that can haul all my flight gear and a stooge. RknRusty showes off his very simple bath mat stooge several different places on this site but I can't get a search to work this morning (probably have to clear my chache) His design is good enough for most 1/2a wing types, is cheap and very easy to set up
fredvon4- Top Poster
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Age : 68
Location : Lampasas Texas
Re: flight cart !!!??
All too complicated for my simple mind as I fly with other people which is one of the best parts of flying.
I do so enjoy those interactions. Great fun!
SD
I do so enjoy those interactions. Great fun!
SD
SuperDave- Rest In Peace
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Join date : 2011-08-13
Location : Washington (state)
Re: flight cart !!!??
fredvon4 wrote:Me too
My plan is for one of the large tire wagons from Harbor Freight or Northern Tool with a removable platform that can haul all my flight gear and a stooge. RknRusty showes off his very simple bath mat stooge several different places on this site but I can't get a search to work this morning (probably have to clear my chache) His design is good enough for most 1/2a wing types, is cheap and very easy to set up
Those carts are great !! I put a lot of mileage on mine back in my "Fly-In Days" when I was running to Little Rock for S.M.A.L.L. Fly-In's and assorted other destinations. The flight line was usually some distance from where I parked, and a double-decker trailer was just the ticket!
![flight cart !!!?? Small_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f78/16/84/28/46/small_10.jpg)
Kim- Top Poster
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Re: flight cart !!!??
Here is my stooge. Most of the planes take off fine without the bar stool. It gets it up to a better height for fueling and cranking, and for a more sluggish plane a little more height to fly off. The bungee cord and the brick follow the Trail edge of whatever plane I'm launching to keep the plane from rotating. There is a cord staked into the ground so I don't pull it over. I use the bathmat with the rubber on the inside and it works best when it gets oily after a couple of flights. It should need only a very light pull on the lines to release the plane. You don't want to stress the bellcrank. Never had an accident or even a near accident.
Here it is with the optional bar stool.
![flight cart !!!?? Fleet_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f79/16/76/00/59/th/fleet_10.jpg)
![flight cart !!!?? Stooge10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f79/16/76/00/59/th/stooge10.jpg)
Here it is with the optional bar stool.
![flight cart !!!?? Fleet_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f79/16/76/00/59/th/fleet_10.jpg)
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Re: flight cart !!!??
Here is the European version of the Rusty-type. The bath mat and brick are replaced by 2 foam pieces to create a hollow wing. Looks nice but not suitable for every wing profile and it seems to be very close to the ground.
![flight cart !!!?? Lancel10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/18/18/99/77/lancel10.png)
![flight cart !!!?? Lancel11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/18/18/99/77/lancel11.png)
More images can be found here, look under subtitle "lancel":
http://hug.hl.free.fr/
Have all a good WE.
Lieven
![flight cart !!!?? Lancel10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/18/18/99/77/lancel10.png)
![flight cart !!!?? Lancel11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f83/18/18/99/77/lancel11.png)
More images can be found here, look under subtitle "lancel":
http://hug.hl.free.fr/
Have all a good WE.
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Re: flight cart !!!??
It has an adjustable launch angle. I actually sometimes put a 1/2"x3" board under my table to point it slightly up when it's on the bar stool.
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Re: flight cart !!!??
I use a brick to raise the nose of my heavier airplanes. I point the airplane up about 30 degrees. I have tried 45 degrees but it didn't work as well. These planes would probably do better with landing gear and a running start.
Starting a rather light airplane pointing up like that will put you into an immediate wing over, so these are best started quite level.
Phil
Starting a rather light airplane pointing up like that will put you into an immediate wing over, so these are best started quite level.
Phil
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