Crosbie Wingfold - solo de-rigging the wings on a Shadow microlight aircraft
Danny Crosbie (UK) designed a wing-fold system for the CFM Shadow and Streak microlights.
Using the Crosbie wing-fold, Bruce Conway demonstrates how it only takes 20 minutes to single-handedly de-rig and fold the wings on his Shadow ultralight aircraft.
This wing-fold is slightly different to Danny Crosbie's original:
Wing-fold mechanism uses aviation rod-ends as hinges
Boom support trolley has a composite frame (PVC foam, UD carbon + DB glassfibre)
Large diameter, pneumatic castor wheels to cope with rough grass fields
Wingtip support is an alloy ladder with adjustable padded T-bar
[Note: Video plays back at 8x normal speed, so don't worry about Bruce's work rate. It's actually a leisurely process.]
To see how to rig the wings, watch my "Crosbie Wingfold - solo rigging the wings of a Shadow microlight aircraft" sequel video
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Filmed on location in Southland, New Zealand
See more of Bruce's Shadow microlight aircraft on his Fly Micro website
http://flymicro.alphaoutdoors.co.nz/p...