Kwixdraw Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Does anyone have photos of a Mooney ( not salvage) being trailered or shipped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Aviation Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Lol saw mine go by on i5. Long deck wings on deck frame built above with fuse on it. Tail on back of pickup. I don't have the pic on my phone but can email later. It was in the belly of the ferry too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 There were pictures on eBay about six months ago of a E model mooney in Idaho on a 16 or 18ft car trailer. He had hauled it from California to Idaho. Engine and prop were on it but the tail section had been removed and was in the pickup bed. It looked a little too wide a load for my liking but he said he had no problems bringing it home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwixdraw Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I wonder what he did with that 36' wing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N601RX Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Let half of it hang off the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 love to see the pics..its amazing what you see being trailored..I have done my Bell 47 several times but the blades on in the blade boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 There are a couple options, depending on what kind of trailer is used as well as the supporting tools. Â I've heard several experienced folks say it is simpler to remove the tailcone and leave the cabin attached to the wing. Â Mooney has a special trailer that carries the wing in a cradle above the fuselage/tailcone and the empennage separately. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Aviation Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I've thought long and hard over the best way to transport a mooney over roads and I firmly think that removing the wing is the best way. Drilling out the tailcone is not only risky but is a major structural piece. The wing is bolted on with 22 bolts if I remember right and fits together with a couple thousands of an inch precision. In my opinion the only way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OR75 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Does anyone have photos ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I don't have any pics, unfortunately. Â I should've taken some when I saw Mooney factory employees disassemble an Ovation up here 6 years ago. Â Â IMO, the tailcone is not too awful. Â There are 5 discrete locations inside the skin with tension bolt connections (8 bolts total) and ~100 rivets that must be drilled out at the skin joint and on the baggage floor. Â There are control and wiring connections inside the tailcone too, of course, but I think it might ultimately be easier than de-mating the wing + systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Search for photos on the Internet... I have seen this method done at an MSC and on the Internet as well. They used a big flat trailer and a fair amount of lumber as supports. It is not for the faint of heart or ammatures.... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I've actually pitched in and helped several friends use the custom Mooney trailer to load an old Mooney Mite. Â Pictures: http://www.mooneymite.com/articles-individualmites/N3159K-Maxwell/N3159K-transport-maxwell.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwixdraw Posted July 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Hey thanks for all the replies folks. I was internet deficient for a while and was not able to keep tabs on you all. I will do some calculating and see if I can do it similar to Don Maxwell but on a 23 foot car/utility trailer. That will be a long week on the road I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottfromiowa Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Saw a '66 on a trailer today....Met them in Iowa City. Was going to buy a flap, but took a pass on it. The plane was gear-upped in CA and he was bringing it back from Idaho...same plane? The wing was still attached to fusalage. Rear of cabin and tail in another section. Nice leather interior...and paint. Guy in CA was drinking and had the gear up...New owner plans to re-build and fly. Gear-up was light damage. Unfortunately in transport there was damage to a wing-tip and elevator...Not by the new owner. Shuld have taken a couple of photos. Trailered very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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