Hang 'Em High

[Dick Pacini]

I have always hung my loads by the leadouts.  I believe that to be the best way to avoid a warp.  However, I have seen planes hung by the landing gear, cradled under the wing or fuselage or even by a loop around the stab.

I have never had a leadout break on the three planes hanging since the mid-70's  Just wondering if there is a better way.

[RknRusty]

I hang mine by the prop or the tail. I flip them occasionally, both to move the oil around in the engine and to keep the fuselage from twisting. I think I've twisted a fuselage by hanging from the stab for too long. I'm looking for a better idea, mostly because I keep bumping my head on them. I like the padded PVC racks some people use. Probably best to make it narrow so it supports the wings near the roots.

Your leadout idea might be best since the bellcrank is about the strongest thing in the plane.

Rusty

[Jared Hays]

Here is how my dad and I hang ours.  We ran wood strips up in the rafters and hang them by their props.  The larger planes .60's and .46's up top and then made a second row below them for .35 size stuff...Currently we have 25 planes hanging in about a 10-12 foot span and then we have about 5 planes behind the rows up against the back wall.  Been hanging like this for years and years no damage no twisting of any kind.

[Clint Ormosen]

Deja' vu.

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=11936.0

[Jared Hays]

Deja' vu.

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=11936.0

yea I thought about posting the link lol

[don boka]

I have hung mine by the leadouts since the early fifties and have had no problem. The goop just runs onto the floor. The R/C aircraft (I know, bad word) by the prop like Jared Hays shows and their wings on some racks with foam cushion.

Don Boka.

[dennis lipsett]

I also hang them by the lead outs. There is no wall or ceiling space in my work space to accommodate any other method of storage. In fact many of them are hanging from substantial iron heating pipes. With 30 models I don't have the luxury of space to accommodate them any other way. I have no open wall space. My workspace also has to accommodate 200 kits, engines, and everything else needed. I never have model stuff in any other place in my home. Still I'd like to have a larger work table, it would make the work so much easier then it is now.

Dennis

[Jim Kraft]

 Some are on the rafters hung from the leadouts, and some are on the floor, and a few of the R/C planes are stuffed here and there. It is getting a mite crowded. Never had a problem hanging them from the leadouts except when I go to fly the profiles I need to clean the plugs from the oil that drains into them.

[dale gleason]

Jim, looks like you're running low on yellow dope. I'll try to bring you some at the VSC.
dg

[Robert Groves]

Some are on the rafters hung from the leadouts, and some are on the floor, and a few of the R/C planes are stuffed here and there. It is getting a mite crowded. Never had a problem hanging them from the leadouts except when I go to fly the profiles I need to clean the plugs from the oil that drains into them.

Nothing wrong with some R/C thrown in . Just getting back to C/L & building an electric heli . Is that a Lazy Ace bipe in the pic ? 

Regards Robert .

[Jim Kraft]

Yes Dale, I am about out of yellow so have switched to diana creme. Those pictures were taken about 5 planes ago. However, I did give three away to a fellow learning to fly so now have room to build some more.

Yes Robert, that is the original 76" Lazy Ace from R/C Modeler. I built it back in 86 from a kit. Been flying it for years and it just keeps going. One of my favorite all time R/C planes. It has a Saito 90 Twin on it right now, but has flown with an OS 90 four stroke, and an OS 60 open rocker four stroke. And mine is heavy at 14 pounds.