Storage

[kwmtrubrit]

We build 'em, we crash 'em, and so on. My question is: Storing them when not in use. I can figure out what to do if I could put them horizontal, but what about vertical. I'm concerned about the wings warping. I have a small closet that they (a GL and Riser 100) will fit vertically, but I don't want to stand the wings up on their wingtips. I want to support them somehow. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Keith

[nemonis]

I don't know how many planes you have or how big a house/apartment you are in, but you might think of hanging them from the roof. If you have an 8' ceiling, you can hang planes down by 18" without missing the headroom. It also is great as a conversation starter.

God bless!
Wayne J.

[aeajr]

I have a basement that is fairly dry. That is where my workshop is too.

For my sailplane fuselages I put 1X2" boards across the open floor joists overhead and slip 2-4 fuselages into each 16" space. 2 3M and 1 2M in one joist space. 4 2M fuselages in the joist space next to it.

2 piece wigng for 2M, 3M and 3.8M are wrapped and protected and stacked on two shelves. One Spirit 2M that was an RTF sits in a box with wings and all, on a shelf, ready to grab and go!

One one piece 2M wing is suspened from ceiling in reshaped clothes hangers.

1 3.8 m scale glider fuselage sits in wire loops suspended below the shelf. Wings are on the shelf.

1 Zagi slope wing, 1 DLG foam wing, 1 foam parkflyer and one one balsa parkflyer are sitting each on a pair of padded storage hooks on the wall. These are big yellow deals that you screw into the studs typically to store shovels/brooms, etc. Plane sits almost flat against the wall.

One foam parkflyer lives in a box on the floor of the shop. Another, balsa, sits on the shelf above along with another DLG kit in the box.

One electric plane, Aerobird, lives in the back of the car and never comes out.

Lots of planes in a very small space.

[DLD]

Keith,

I wouldn't worry too much about standing them on their wingtips. I stood wings up that way for years without a problem. Just make sure it isn't a location that gets really hot. That's when you would have a problem. If you have a garage, suspending them from the cieling works well.

Good luck,

David Layne