Taylorcrafts & Hammocks

[Jim Meeker]

Re: Taylorcrafts & Hammocks

Bill
Boy you have gotten a lot more elaborate than the simple idea of hanging a hammock. But it does look interesting. Perhaps you will have a beta version at Columbia?
Cheers
Jim

[VictorBravo]

Re: Taylorcrafts & Hammocks

Bill
Boy you have gotten a lot more elaborate than the simple idea of hanging a hammock. But it does look interesting. Perhaps you will have a beta version at Columbia?
Cheers
Jim

Man I just want to GET to Columbia at this stage Probably same borrowed tent and bag as last time. My wife and our spoiled dog might come up in the car to spend the weekend there, we'll see. She loves aviation dearly but her idea of an appropriate wing loading is somewhere between a 182 and an F-4.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Taylorcrafts & Hammocks

The wing tents look great. How about calling them "Wing-A-Bagos".
Hank

[mulwyk]

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Bill:

Hank is right. You have a great idea there. Make your airplane tent fit all the old strut-braced-classic-cruisers like T-Craft, Chief, Champ, Luscombe, Cessna and Cub. You'll have a hellava product.

Aircraft camping is a sport waiting to happen. Backpacking meets aviation.

[VictorBravo]

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Yeah maybe you're right guys... we'll see. Let me get one built and tested before I make too much noise.

Wing-a-Bago... that's brilliant! I do believe I just stole that name from you if I ever produce this product... hopefully resulting in an out of court settlement involving a beer and a steak

I think I have a way to make it easily fit different airplanes... all the 2 seat tube and rag high wingers are fairly close, but I'd not want to exclude the Stinsons and 170's and Maules either.

Bill

[Hank Jarrett]

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Bill,
Name's yours, if you want it and I can give it (might want it back when you are done, it is kind of a slick concept and name match). Get with me and I will help with the structural design so we don't punch a hole in a wing or overload something. Can I have an option on the first one?
Hank

[VictorBravo]

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Hank, no problem on the first option... if a lowly oddball tent is lucky enough to have an engineer of your caliber looking at silly wind loads and such, then it's a pretty lucky little tent and you deserve the option on the first one

I figure that two aircraft tiedown ropes (from the strut to the ground) can also double as the front door tent frame. If it is designed right, the ropes or cords from the middle of the tent sidewalls could pull the tent sides out so that a wind load would not billow it inward like a sail... instead it could even be pulled out enough to begin streamlining the profile of the tent just a little.

MY first guess is that the tent should be designed to break away or rip apart before it puts any significant loads on the airplane structure. Velcro at some junctions or something.

BTW, I haven't forgotten about that other airplane we were talking about, but it got side-tracked due to a change in my work situation. I don't want to say my boss is difficult or anything, but I keep trying to tell him the Me-262 jet should be used as a fighter instead of a bomber (and that enormous powder blue uniform he wants me to wear is kinda tacky)

Tell you what... if you design an aerial motorhome similar to what the Avid Flyer guy (Dean Wilson) did, or some sort of a miniature C-119 for two Corvette engines to let a family of four tour the world, you can have the name back or we'll share it or we'll co-brand or joint market or something

[Smithfield Slim]

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Why a hammock? Just take your seat cushions out and lay them end to end. I've been doing this for years. It's very comfortable, and there's nothing else to pack.

B. Patten
N44184

[Ed O'Brien]

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Bill;
I saw a slick deal, several years ago. A fellow used a high wind canope top from a 4 man life raft. It was light, wind resistant, and signal orange with eyelets and a zipper. He lashed it with a nylon floor. It was tied to the struts. He said the whole thing packed tight and weighed about 5 pounds. As I recall he wrapped it into a military butt pack -- it was that small. He bought everything at an Army Navy store. Just an idea. No hammock but a nice little 3 man tent. He, his wife, and his dog, all of which I've met at different events, fly a J5/PA12. He is one big (little) airplane camper. Good luck and let me know if you work this out.
I might be a buyer.
With regards;
ED OBRIEN

[Len Petterson]

Re: Taylorcrafts & Hammocks

I like what Idea with a strut tent no poles to carry around.
Nice and light nylon material.
Home made or a upholstry shop.
Len.