Aerofoam
Active Member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2020
- Messages
- 929
- Location
- S. Az.
- Aircraft
- Pteradactyl, AC 503, Dominator, too many UAVs
- Total Flight Time
- Over 3k....(From the ground !)
SOoooooooo, Observations...
1-Trailering with the frame to frame attachment leaves only the hard trailer suspension as a cushion, so you are beating the hell out of all the frame joints, motor mounts and the main rotor bearings.
2-to fix problem #1, you need a softer suspension, and/or put a suspension on the landing gear AND mount with tires supporting the gyro.
3- Doing the above will increase the gyro/trailer weight which is already too much to be safely towed by a motorcycle.....
However, it's your @$$ in a sling (until it careens out of control into a toddler) so, put a support (kick stand?) under the trailer tongue to hold the loading angle and then just winch it up with tackle, or a cheap boat winch. The trailer should be balanced enough to allow lifting and attaching to the hitch manually once the gyro is locked down. You could put outboard wheel chocks in front of the fenders and strap the wheels down.
I would fabricate an external ramp to allow the wheels to ride over the fenders to the chocks.
To reduce weight, start with a new trailer that consists of only the outer frame, ramps and a center ramp which could all be made from AL C-channel, or 14 gauge steel C track perlins.
1-Trailering with the frame to frame attachment leaves only the hard trailer suspension as a cushion, so you are beating the hell out of all the frame joints, motor mounts and the main rotor bearings.
2-to fix problem #1, you need a softer suspension, and/or put a suspension on the landing gear AND mount with tires supporting the gyro.
3- Doing the above will increase the gyro/trailer weight which is already too much to be safely towed by a motorcycle.....
However, it's your @$$ in a sling (until it careens out of control into a toddler) so, put a support (kick stand?) under the trailer tongue to hold the loading angle and then just winch it up with tackle, or a cheap boat winch. The trailer should be balanced enough to allow lifting and attaching to the hitch manually once the gyro is locked down. You could put outboard wheel chocks in front of the fenders and strap the wheels down.
I would fabricate an external ramp to allow the wheels to ride over the fenders to the chocks.
To reduce weight, start with a new trailer that consists of only the outer frame, ramps and a center ramp which could all be made from AL C-channel, or 14 gauge steel C track perlins.