Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / November 2006

Your comments about your pickup reminded me of a friend I had a few
years ago who had a Big John biplane.  He used to transport it in the
back of his pickup truck, assembled.  He didn't tie it down in any way.
I asked him whether he was concerned about it flying out of the back of
the truck, and he told me that there was a pocket of calm air right
behind the cab.  Sure enough, about a week later he was driving along
and he saw it in the rear view mirror, jumping out of the truck.  He
used to pay me to fix that plane for him whenever it broke, which was a
lot because it was mostly made of lite ply.  Anyway, I've always
preferred minivans for transporting big planes.  I built myself a Big
John about ten years ago and had to transport it in the largest vehicle
I had at the time, which was a 1965 Ford Fairlane.  That was a pain.
I'm amazed at how they could get so little functional space out of such
big cars back then.

I think you are correct.

I helped a friend fish his servo lead out of the
wing at the field.  I'm pretty sure that the
wing is held together by a tube or two, then
bolted to the fuselage.

Nice!

I'm sure you'll enjoy the Rascal.  

            Marty

two piece wing