Fuselage Brought Home

Yesterday I went back to Bill Oliver's house and brought home the Fuselage and all it's associated parts. With that we have the whole plane at the house, along with the Fly Baby and WACO NINE. Can life possibly get any better? We wrapped the fuselage with 4 mil plastic and duct tape to make sure nothing fell off or got broke in the wind. For less than $20 it was cheap insurance and worked great. The trailer is my sister in-law's boat trailer which we keep in our back yard (we live at a lake). The main gear was ratchet strapped to a plank on the trailer. The tail wheel was strapped to the spare tire and separately to the tongue of the trailer.

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. To get the mains on and off the trailer we used some car ramps with one end raise with blocks to make it easier for 2 old guys to do.

To keep the wheels from sliding various blocks were screwed to the main cross board. That 2x10 was Bolted to the frame with 3/8" U-bolts.

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The fuselage is now ready to move into the tent once the spraying is done on the wings.

The upholstery on the seats appears to be original from 1947. I need to do some research on original fabrics. They are in very good condition if they are original.