Trev,
Because N128HW (=22I, too, ate Hotel Whiskey!) is a motorglider I took specia
l precautions to decrease drag as much as possible.
I looked everywhere for the best gear leg to wheel fairing and found nothin
g - not on the web and not at airshows.
After cogitating, scratching head, drinking beer and facing East, the muses
wre enticed and they spoke, =22Make the gear leg bell-bottomed.=22 Thus evolv
ed a simple solution to getting a low-friction but high-strength intersecti
on. The bell-bottomed shape at the end of the gear makes it very easy to a
fix the wheel fairing. Afix blue foam to the bottom of the gearleg and sha
pe the beel-bottom. Having previously built or bought the fairing, use dou
ble-sided tape to stick sandpaper to the fairing where it will connect to t
he bellbottom. Rub the fairing agains the bottom of the blue foam to get a
n exact contour. Fibberglass the bellbottom and cut it to a pleasing shape
. Carve out or dissolve the blue foam.
Drill through the bell-bottom into the fairing to make screw hole. Afix nu
tplate to the inside of the wheelfairing wherever there's a screw hole. Th
is set-up makes it easy to afix and disassemble the wheel fairing from the
gear leg.
To get a smooth transition afix duct tape around the edge of the bell-botto
m. Slather dry miro onto the wheel fairing / bellbottom joint. Let cure lo
ng enough to carefully cut arround the bellbottom with a razon blade so you
can release the fairing from the bellbottom. Allow to cure completely. S
and down the edges as needed.
P.S. The landing lights are fully aim-able.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: Trevpond@aol.com
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Landing Lights
Hi Rob,
Where did you get your fairings and spats=3F
regards
Trev Pond
G-LINN
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