We saved Mike Will's 13B powered RV4 from dismantling.
   The new owner wanted the RV4 airplane but not the rotary.
   We talked him into selling it to us, as is, with the rotary.
   We flew UAL standby to Minneapolis, rented a one way truck
   and drove it back to California.


   All went well except for this.
   In Liberal Kansas We found the blocks holding the main's in place came
   loose in the 22 ft truck.

   The anchors on the wall of this truck  would pull
   out by the roots if we put any load on them. It was designed for moving
   furniture and not airplanes or vehicles.

   What we did was go to a DoIt Center and bought two 2 by 4s 8 feet
   long and used them as levers to lift the main gear and move the fuse
   back where it should have been with the help of a DoIt Center employee.
   I used rope around the brake disks.

   I then made a 2 by 4 frame with dry wall screws to hold the tires
   centered. The frame went from wall to wall.  It worked great
   as it needed no help from the anchors. The back roads of Kansas are
  unbelievable
   rough. Without the frame the airplane would always hop
   to the low side of the truck.

   The airplane was in too many pieces to put it back together and fly
  it back.

   Now the problem is getting it out of the truck.

   Paul Lamar

  Ahhh...the mystery is revealed!  */_That's_/* why you wanted the RV-4
  preview plans!
  Congrats on saving this wonderful airplane from the Lycoming chop shop,
  and best wishes on getting it back together and in the air.

  Moose


Paul, do you need help unloading tomorrow?  I can get out that way and
give you a hand if you do.  let me know soon so my wife doesn't go
making plans for me.
Randy

Yep we can always use more help. We got the fuse out today.


Paul Lamar