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capt_riney(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:04 am Post subject: Mk3 Baggage Area Question |
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I modified my Mk3 fuselage cage to add an 12"x12" access door on the horizontal deck behind the seats (very similar to what Steve Green did with his). Before I cover the cage, I was wondering if I should install a shelf in this area for storing baggage/camping equip/etc. For those of you who store stuff in this area, what do you do? I know wt&bal can be an issue, so I don't plan on putting anything too heavy back there.
Mark Rinehart
Indy MarkIII
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NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:01 am Post subject: Mk3 Baggage Area Question |
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Mark
My rear fuselage is completely enclosed like John H's airplane but I have
the stock fuel tanks. I added two triangular bins low, one behind each seat
and a shelf near the top of the tanks that goes all the way back. When
traveling I load these areas with mostly clothing accessed via a sound
proofed curtain just behind the seats. This area is very close to CG so
don't worry too much about messing up your wt&bal. Between these storage
areas and the right cockpit seating area I can load a weeks clothing, a 6
gallon aux fuel tank, 5 tie downs with ropes, tent, sleeping bag, air
mattress, pillow, folding camp chair, survival gear, extra oil and misc.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:01 am Post subject: Mk3 Baggage Area Question |
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I modified my Mk3 fuselage cage to add an 12"x12" access door on the
horizontal deck behind the seats (very similar to what Steve Green did with
his). Before I cover the cage, I was wondering if I should install a shelf
in this area for storing baggage/camping equip/etc. For those of you who
store stuff in this area, what do you do? I know wt&bal can be an issue, so
I don't plan on putting anything too heavy back there.
Mark Rinehart
Mark R/Gang:
I put a 25 gal (150 lbs of fuel) aluminum fuel tank up and rear where the
open area is in a standard MKIII.
That opened up the bottom, behind the bulkhead, for cargo.
Used D-103, heaviest Stitts fabric and doubled the bottom of the fuselage.
I put about 100 to 125 lbs of gear back there.
More stuff goes under and behind the seats, plus stuff in the nose of my
MKIII.
CG has not been a problem with my MKIII. I have a 12+ lb Maule Tundra
Tailwheel to boot.
john hauck
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Richard Pike
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Mk3 Baggage Area Question |
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I put my gas tank between the wings and ahead of the engine, and turned the previous tank area into luggage space. Here's some pics -
http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/pg1.htm
And here's some more -
http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/pg3.htm
Gives me a space as big as the original two 5 gallon tanks plus the package shelf for the lighter stuff like jackets or whatever. Since I don't do long cross countries anymore, it's enough.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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by0ung(at)brigham.net
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:22 am Post subject: Mk3 Baggage Area Question |
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I modified my Mk3 fuselage cage to add an 12"x12" access door on the
horizontal deck behind the seats (very similar to what Steve Green did with
his). Before I cover the cage, I was wondering if I should install a shelf
in this area for storing baggage/camping equip/etc. For those of you who
store stuff in this area, what do you do? I know wt&bal can be an issue, so
I don't plan on putting anything too heavy back there.
Mark Rinehart
Indy MarkIII
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No shelf, that is extra weight, and I put sleeping bags and the like in
the back. On a solo cross country I put one bag on the floor in the
passenger side. And the rest on top of my fuel tank. The bag on the floor
counterbalances anything put in the back, and my fuel tank is at cg when
solo, so bags in that area make no change. When x country with 2,
everything in the back, under seats, where ever I can stuff it. With 2 on
board, I am further forward on the cg than I would like.
Boyd Young
MkIII
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Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject: Mk3 Baggage Area Question |
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Mark Rinehart asked: << I modified my Mk3 fuselage cage to add an 12"x12" access door on the horizontal deck behind the seats (very similar to what Steve Green did with his)... I was wondering if I should install a shelf in this area for storing baggage/camping equip/etc ... what do you do? >>
Hi, Mark –
I did the same thing for my Mark-III. You apparently came to the same conclusion at I, noting that the space behind the fuel tanks is a useful storage volume – why cover it over?
With lightness in mind, I did not use a “shelf” per se, but rather, a sling made from fishing net. Because of the center fore-aft tube in that location, my fishing net cargo sling is actually two compartments – a left and a right side, with the net attached along all 4 sides. The single piece of net rides over the center tube, and each sling compartment is about 14 inches deep.
For the top, I fabricated a vinyl cover that velcros down at the edges. It is firmly attached down the center, so it cannot come loose and go into the prop. See picture – hope this helps …
Dennis Kirby
Mark-3, 912ul
Sandia Park, NM
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