IMI-Gliding introduces new Fuselage dolly for safe maintenance or winter polishing of glider fuselages.

Our Fuselage Dolly consists of steel frame with adjustable height and of exchangeable GRP fuselage cradle upholstered with high quality felt. The wing cradle is fitted with 2 anti-slide adhesive rubber foams inserts at sides. Pulling the fuselage onto the Fuselage dolly is simple due to this solution, the fuselage has good sideward stability against revolving due to the rubber foam inserts. The steel frame is fitted with 4 castor wheels, all of them equipped with brakes and direction blocation, what is necessary for good stability while pulling the fuselage onto the dolly and during the maintenance work at the fuselage.

The quality of manufacturing is very high, the steel parts are precisely CNC machined and welded, steel parts galvanised or powder-painted, GRP fuselage cradle painted with gelcoat. The height is adjustable in 4 steps (4 positions: 250, 300, 350 and 400mm above ground) and enables to retracting or extending of the landing gear also by gliders with high main landing gear or the maintenance works at the landing gear.

Features:

• Very solid steel frame, load up to 300kg
• Singleseater/twoseater version, exchangeable fuselage cradles for different types of gliders
• 4 castor wheels with 125mm diameter for driving into all directions fitted with brakes and direction blocation for perfect stability
• Fuselage cradle upholstered with high quality felt, equipped also by anti-slide rubber foam inserts
• Endstops for fuselage cradle tilting, angle +-15°
• Designed specially for glider manufacturer HPH Sailplanes
• Developed and tested with our own gliders