Over the years, Unusual Rigging has displayed many large items in an unconventional manner. We hang aircraft in positions to create the illusion of flight, we suspend valuable museum artefacts in mid air to optimise viewing positions and we display vehicles in every possible orientation. From a structural perspective, none of these items were ever designed to be suspended. If one tries to lift an aeroplane by the wings, it is more than likely that something will bend or break. Turn a car upside down, hang it by the wheels and a few surprises are inevitable. Unusual Rigging specialise in carrying out a wide range of complex display work without the surprises. An enormous amount of survey and structural engineering work goes on in the background, whilst the riggers on site benefit from an unparalleled level of experience.

View showing bracketry of McLaren suspended from the ceiling at The Science Museum in London March 2009

Unusual Rigging hand a McLaren car upside down at The Science Museum in London. March 2009