The most faired mono ive seen pics of was Alex Bowman's:
http://www.matronics.com/enclosures.html/fklein@orcasonline.com.12.03.2005/
> On Jul 6, 2017, at 6:53 PM, aporue <hyndman@eol.co.nz> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I am currently building a Mono Wheel Classic fitted with a Rotax 914 and w
ould like to fit a fairing to the main Wheel. I have read several posts re
lating to this subject but as yet to see the fairing made by Kim Prout? whic
h I believe is fitted to Bob Jacobsons' and Cliff Shaws' aircraft. If any m
embers have photos of the fairing I would appreciate it if you could post t
hem or email me direct.
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> My idea so far would be to have a fairing in front of the wheel that cover
s the hole below he undercarriage leg and part of the wheel when retracted. T
he rear of the wheel is also easy, as a fairing could be attached to the fus
e. The centre part, if it is to cover the wheel, needs some kind of moving
cover and this is where it gets tricky. The moving part needs to open and c
lose with some kind of mechanism, preferably by operating the current underc
arriage lever, be able to withstand the pressure of the airflow when open an
d in a yawing manouver, and able to cope with mad splatter and still close w
hen retracted. It could be built as suggested, with 2 to 3 plies of Bid so i
t would collapse if a gear up landing were made. I am currently modifying t
he engine cowl ( along the lines of Fred Kliens' idea) and have done away wi
th the current large opening to exit the hot engine airflow. I hope this alt
eration will allow a main wheel fairing to reduce overall drag without too !
> much of a weight penalty. My gear leg retracts more than most with the pr
oposed second uplock, which will leave the wheel rim level with the fuse bo
ttom.
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> Any ideas or photos would be appreciated. Thanks.
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> Regards Ross[list][b]
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