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Re: Europa-List: FW: Wing fillets...per prevoious discussion

Subject: Re: Europa-List: FW: Wing fillets...per prevoious discussion
From: Duncan & Ami McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:10:24
FW: Wing fillets...per prevoious discussionFerg,
Regarding the "pyramid" that is attached to the fuselage at the trailing 
edge of the fairing, these could be made detachable (screws or Camlocks) 
to enable the standard trailer to be used. For my own situation, I found 
it more convenient to modify (temporarily; it was someone else's 
trailer) the spar supports on the trailer, so that there was no conflict 
with stacking the wings. As I recall, this remained road-legal for the 
UK (7'6").

Duncan McF
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fergus Kyle 
  To: EUROPALIST 
  Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 3:43 AM
  Subject: Europa-List: FW: Wing fillets...per prevoious discussion


          Having discovered what Mitchell prescribed for the Spitfire 
(which can't be all that bad, I decided half-bad was better than sharp 
corners, so went half way...  The method was to fit foam forms to the 
flap area and carve a suitable shape which would slide the fillets under 
the GraSing ones at the trailing edge. PLUS I thought the fillet, when 
flaps extended, might serve partially as a fence to prevent unnecessary 
air being dumped off the flap.... Maybe not.

          I have uploaded 4 photos of my project. showing the 
installation of fairings/fillets.

          Go to the EuropaOwners gallery and I'm about fifth album down

          The series shows (I hope) fourth, a mod to one flap inboard 
end. The fillet slides under the trailing edge end of the main fillet, 
visible in the first three shots. I began with Graham Singleton's 
excellent fillet set, and embellished by extending the function to the 
flaps.

                  Further explanation, on demand.

  Cheers, Ferg 



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