Originally Posted by
Diamondback
Thought about something similar at first, but between all the moving parts, the additional complicated geometry, and structural strength questions along with not wanting an more visible "seams" than necessary all led me to the approach I took. Then again, I was also working from the starting assumption that it would have to endure UPS/FedEx or airline baggage-gorillas paid for strong backs, weak minds and NO concept at all of "Handle With Care" on a regular basis... also, inside the girder would have a foam tray for as many planes as I could pack into it safely--my goal was to be able to store a two-seater oriented the same as in its original factory package, then just line foam-and-plane "slices" up down the girder's length.
Doing it your way, I would want secure latches and to hide the seams along the rings and longitudinals, make things look like any other panel of the ship as much as possible.
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