WileEZ Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 For the past couple years or so, I've been looking at canards and I know I will be building a canard sometime in the not too far off future. Well it slowly percolated in my brain that there's maybe a problem with the canard wings, but I've never read anyone having a problem so this might be a non-issue. How does one keep people from walking into the canard wings when it's parked? It seems to be a shin banger or knee breaker depending on how high it is parked. I'm just curious about this as it apparently is not a real issue with the canard owners. Or is it? WileEZ Quote WileEZ "All of my ideas are suspect until proven otherwise!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiter Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 The only problem I had with the canard was at a air show where I was displaying my plane: I left my plane unattended for a while while I got something to eat and checked out some other planes. When I returned, I see a family of five taking their annual family photo while sitting on my canard. URGH!@#$%$# I have since made up several placards and I bungee them to the canard whenever I leave my plane unattended (airshows, flyins, overnight on the ramp, etc) i.e. "Rules for looking at airplanes", "Moving a LongEZ" Goto my web site : www.iflyez.com Look under DOWNLOADS / PLACARDS & MANUALS. SIDE NOTE: Of greater danger is the pitot tube. This will get kicked, bent, and broken by people walking on it or hitting it with their foot as they walk around the plane. I replaced the plans aluminum tube (after it got broken off) with a piece of 3/16 stainless tube. The tube has survived many collisions, I can't say the same for the foot. :-) Waiter Quote F16 performance on a Piper Cub budget LongEZ, 160hp, MT CS Prop, Downdraft cooling, Full retract visit: www.iflyez.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WileEZ Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thanks Waiter, Since no-one else has chimed in, I guess this is either a non-issue or other flyers are too embarrassed to chime in with their experience! I'm going to ask this same question over at the "new" Canard Aviation forum (http://forum.canardaviation.com) in the hope I can get more information on this. WileEZ Quote WileEZ "All of my ideas are suspect until proven otherwise!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Matcho Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 How does one keep people from walking into the canard wings when it's parked?The only thought that comes to my mind on this is, "I can't wait until I have that problem." Quote Jon Matcho Builder & Canard Zone Admin Now: Rebuilding Quickie Tri-Q200 N479E Next: Resume building a Cozy Mark IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Kriley Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 For the past couple years or so, I've been looking at canards and I know I will be building a canard sometime in the not too far off future. Well it slowly percolated in my brain that there's maybe a problem with the canard wings, but I've never read anyone having a problem so this might be a non-issue. How does one keep people from walking into the canard wings when it's parked? It seems to be a shin banger or knee breaker depending on how high it is parked. I'm just curious about this as it apparently is not a real issue with the canard owners. Or is it? WileEZ It should appear to anyone walking around that it IS a potential shin-banger, and so anyone not blind will avoid it. Kinda like the trailing edge of Cessna's...once you have the experience, you learn to adapt. Quote Phil Kriley Cozy #1460 Chapter 13 - nose Right wing done - working on right winglet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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