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1. 08:32 AM - Re: Re: Fairings, fairings and eye (cataract surgery) (Robin Young)
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| Subject: | Re: Fairings, fairings and eye (cataract surgery) |
Hi All:
IIRC, we picked up about 3 to 5 knots when we switched to Van's wheel pants
on the main gear (only) of our FT. (160HP)
For Robin - You will be on your own making the intersection fairing for the
gear. But don't use something that simply looks nice... oil it and see what
the air is doing.
My first attempt at an intersection fairing was nice looking, like the OEM
Glasair fairing, but it must have created a horrible vortex behind the
strut, based on the huge gap and then an ugly 90 degree trail the oil was
leaving. (Whereas on the outboard side of the Van fairings, the oil shows
textbook laminar flow. Very nice.) It took two more tries to keep the
airflow mostly attached and somewhat straight.
Mike, I would like whatever photos of the finished product and test results
you might still have. RObin
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