Steve
That is what I found when I put my fairing on. I used a hot-air gun to
soften the fairing . Then pushed and held it till it cooled down. Then slid
the wing back in place to see how it fit - and repeated over and over. I
never did get it to a point I would call perfect. My port fairing seems to
be still flared out a little after 2 years.
Arlington Air-Show starts Wednesday, I hoping to see lots of Europa people
there again this year.
Good luck and hurry up and get it flying. I remember when you started, back
when I was helping Bob build "Beep Beep"
Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 776 5555
http://www.europaowners.org/WileE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Wing root fairings
>
> I'm not sure if I had broached this subject before so here goes again.
> I'm getting real close, the interior's done and the fuselage is all
> smoothed out and primed. I 'm doing mop up operations, some day I'm gong
> to have to fire this thing up and fly it. My wing root fairings in
> places where they kiss the fuselage continue on curving around to some
> exent and curl out from the fuselage slightly. My plan of attack is to
> heat each one up and use a 2 by 4 or other such implement to push inboard
> on the fairing to over form in to an extent to get a more flattened or
> faired surface contact. I suppose an industrial heat gun would be the
> thing to use. Has anyone else gone through this exercise? Hints?
> Suggestions?
>
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa, (god its hot!) AZ
>
>
> Steve Hagar
> hagargs@earthlink.net
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