New Cotting ham trailer
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ITINGHAM Bodybuilding and Engineering has produced a cial-purpose step-framed trailer with Rubery Owen-Rockwell way air suspension to be used as a mobile laboratory and rkshop for a British aviation company.
or road use the trailer is 2m (40ft) long and 2.5m (8ft in) wide, but when static a rn (20ft) section of each sideII can be moved outwards to rease the internal width of the rkshop area to 3.8m (12ft 6in). be step-framed trailer has a Be-line air system with RO-R chorlok spring brakes as well RO-R axles.
lydraulically operated front I rear landing gear hold the dole level and steady. Hyulics also operate the exding sidewall mechanism, ich is self-supporting and re quires no external bracing. The hydraulics are operated by a 24volt power pack, using two 12volt batteries charged via the mains to supply interior lighting, air conditioning and bench power points.
The vehicle carries a 500kg (1,1 001b) hoist with an extending beam operating through the full width rear doors.
Bodywork is fully insulated using glass reinforced structural insulated panels and the windows are double-glazed with safety glass.