---------------------------------------------------------- Glasair-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 10/24/08: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:32 AM - Re: Re: Fairings, fairings and eye (cataract surgery) (Robin Young) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:32:09 AM PST US From: "Robin Young" Subject: RE: Glasair-List: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message glasair-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Glasair-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/glasair-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/glasair-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.