Fairchild Club Forum

Posted: **Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:22 am**

'For any of those interested ... my new 24 is home safe and sound in
Georgia after a 1900 mile drive from Montana. I began the disassembly
process on Tuesday with the help of Frank Felke and had the airplane
loaded in the truck by Friday. Believe it or not, a radial powered 24
will fit in a 26' U-Haul van... with only an inch or two to spare in
every direction. The permanent part of the wing struts are actually 4"
wider than the door opening but a simple waggle of the tail and she
went right in. If I get some time I may try to post a few photos later.
Tonight I will start uloading the pieces and begin the re-assembly
process. I can't wait to get her in the air.

Matt'

Posted: **Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:29 pm**

'Congratulations, Matt.

Jack

PT-19

N1941N

Jack Threadgill

1602 Brook Hollow Dr

Bryan, TX 77802

979-779-7155

threadgl@suddenlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of flyingbanks
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:22 AM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [fairchildclub] Yes .. it will fit.

For any of those interested ... my new 24 is home safe and sound in
Georgia after a 1900 mile drive from Montana. I began the disassembly
process on Tuesday with the help of Frank Felke and had the airplane
loaded in the truck by Friday. Believe it or not, a radial powered 24
will fit in a 26' U-Haul van... with only an inch or two to spare in
every direction. The permanent part of the wing struts are actually 4"
wider than the door opening but a simple waggle of the tail and she
went right in. If I get some time I may try to post a few photos later.
Tonight I will start uloading the pieces and begin the re-assembly
process. I can't wait to get her in the air.

Matt

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Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:09 pm**

'Want pictures!

--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "flyingbanks"
wrote:

>
> For any of those interested ... my new 24 is home safe and sound

in

> Georgia after a 1900 mile drive from Montana. I began the

disassembly

> process on Tuesday with the help of Frank Felke and had the

airplane

> loaded in the truck by Friday. Believe it or not, a radial powered

24

> will fit in a 26' U-Haul van... with only an inch or two to spare

in

> every direction. The permanent part of the wing struts are

actually 4"

> wider than the door opening but a simple waggle of the tail and

she

> went right in. If I get some time I may try to post a few photos

later.

> Tonight I will start uloading the pieces and begin the re-assembly
> process. I can't wait to get her in the air.
>
> Matt
>

'

Posted: **Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:31 pm**

'--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "flyingbanks"
wrote:

>
> For any of those interested ... my new 24 is home safe and sound in
> Georgia after a 1900 mile drive from Montana. I began the disassembly
> process on Tuesday with the help of Frank Felke and had the airplane
> loaded in the truck by Friday. Believe it or not, a radial powered 24
> will fit in a 26' U-Haul van... with only an inch or two to spare in
> every direction. The permanent part of the wing struts are actually

4"

> wider than the door opening but a simple waggle of the tail and she
> went right in. If I get some time I may try to post a few photos

later.

> Tonight I will start uloading the pieces and begin the re-assembly
> process. I can't wait to get her in the air.
>
> Matt
>Matt:

I am helping my cousin restore his 34 model c8c . We have been
working on it for about 3 months. Fuse is repaired and blasted -
primed and painted. Next putting back in all the cockpit controls.
Next will be the firewall and gear legs. also figureing out the
fuse. formers and stringers.
I have heard some talk of failures of the gear legs possibly
where they attach to the fuse. Do you have any more specifics
on this ? Is it at the little "ears" at the top of the gear
that the bolts go through? or is it just the bolts breaking
due to ground loop induced side loads ????????
Love to see pics of the new baby !

Tim'

Posted: **Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:20 am**

'Tim,
I'm new to the Fairchild and by no means an authority on any aspect of the airplane. Their are guys in the group that have a great deal of experience with these airplanes and they are much more qualified to speak on these issues. That being said I'll tell you what I know and you can take it for what it is worth. It is apparent to me that my gear legs have been repaired several times. Thre are doublers welded all over them around the attach points. This tells me that there have been issues with the legs although I beleive that the primary focus of inspections has been on the fuselage attach points (ears). I have not had a chance to read the inspection requirements in detail but in my opinion it is all suspect and should be checked at every postflight and/or preflight inspection in addition to the regular scheduled inspection intervals.

Hope to get some photos up soon.

Matt

--- On Sat, 11/1/08, vampsqu wrote:

From: vampsqu
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: Yes .. it will fit.
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 1:31 AM

--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "flyingbanks"

wrote:
>
> For any of those interested ... my new 24 is home safe and sound in
> Georgia after a 1900 mile drive from Montana. I began the disassembly
> process on Tuesday with the help of Frank Felke and had the airplane
> loaded in the truck by Friday. Believe it or not, a radial powered 24
> will fit in a 26' U-Haul van... with only an inch or two to spare in
> every direction. The permanent part of the wing struts are actually
4"
> wider than the door opening but a simple waggle of the tail and she
> went right in. If I get some time I may try to post a few photos
later.
> Tonight I will start uloading the pieces and begin the re-assembly
> process. I can't wait to get her in the air.
>
> Matt
>Matt:
I am helping my cousin restore his 34 model c8c . We have been
working on it for about 3 months. Fuse is repaired and blasted -
primed and painted. Next putting back in all the cockpit controls.
Next will be the firewall and gear legs. also figureing out the
fuse. formers and stringers.
I have heard some talk of failures of the gear legs possibly
where they attach to the fuse. Do you have any more specifics
on this ? Is it at the little "ears" at the top of the gear
that the bolts go through? or is it just the bolts breaking
due to ground loop induced side loads ????????
Love to see pics of the new baby !

Tim

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