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1. 04:12 PM - Re: Re: Nose gear leg fairing (Chris)
2. 04:48 PM - Re: Nose gear leg fairing (bill.peyton)
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4. 06:13 PM - Re: Re: Nose gear leg fairing (Carl Froehlich)
5. 09:54 PM - Re: Nose gear leg fairing (rv10flyer)
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| Subject: | Re: Nose gear leg fairing |
Here are the pictures. I am wondering if hot air is coming in from the top
and kind of dead heading at the screw attach triangles on the leg - or the
whole leg has a lot of heat too.
-Chris
N919AR
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From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Chris
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:00 PM
Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Nose gear leg fairing
Yep I have reflective mat on the cowl bottom - I should have attached a
picture, I'll try to get a photo tomorrow.
-Chris
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[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of bill.peyton
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 9:08 PM
Subject: RV10-List: Re: Nose gear leg fairing
Posting some photos would be helpful to assist in answering your question.
Are you sure that it is heat, or could it be that the fairing is in a bind
when it is installed and it's trying to twist? I haven't noticed anything
on mine indicating heat was an issue. Do you have any reflective heat mat
on the lower cowling?
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Bill
WA0SYV
Aviation Partners, LLC
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| Subject: | Re: Nose gear leg fairing |
It almost looks like the nose gear leg brackets are distorting the fairing. Almost
like the front of the fairing is resting on the gear leg to deeply. My 4
Attachment screws are much closer to the hinge edge of The fairing than yours.
I don't have any photos, but I will take a look this week and see if that's the
case.
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Bill
WA0SYV
Aviation Partners, LLC
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| Subject: | Re: Nose gear leg fairing |
Hey Chris,
It sure looks like heat concentrating at the screw -- checked for exhaust
leaks, heat muffler leaks? Have you also checked for fuel overflow (hot
start flooding, etc.)? There would probably be fuel discoloring if that
were the case.
Later, - Lew
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From: Chris
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 7:10 PM
Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Nose gear leg fairing
Here are the pictures. I am wondering if hot air is coming in from the top
and kind of dead heading at the screw attach triangles on the leg - or the
whole leg has a lot of heat too.
-Chris
N919AR
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| Subject: | Re: Nose gear leg fairing |
While there is typically a negative pressure gradient that sets up cowl
exhaust air to go down the nose gear fairing to the nose wheel pant, I
suspect this is not heat damage as much as the fastener working the fairing.
Looking at the photo, you have the same situation I had on my plane - the
fairing needs to have a backing on it so that you don't deform it when you
tighten the mounting screw.
As a general rule, anyplace you have thin fiberglass held to something like
a small steel plate with a fastener you must add reinforcement. On the nose
gear leg fairings I added 4-6 bids of glass reinforcement on the inside
where the fairing rubs on the gear leg bracket. This adds a lot of strength
to the area where the screw goes through as well as the needed spacer so the
mounting screw does not deform the fairing. The same practice goes for the
wheel pants, some areas like the outboard bolt hole get much thicker layers
of glass than others. On the front gear pant don't forget to add some glass
reinforcement on the inside about 6" up from the tire cutout. I had the
wheel pant split in this area, as have others. On the front shoulder belt
to cabin top mounting screws I added (8) bids of glass on inside, 6"x10" or
so in size centered on the screw hole. I did not consider the thickness of
the cabin top glass adequate after I got done countersinking for the
mounting screw.
Carl
RV-10 (125 hrs)
RV-8A (sold)
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[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Chris
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 7:11 PM
Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Nose gear leg fairing
Here are the pictures. I am wondering if hot air is coming in from the top
and kind of dead heading at the screw attach triangles on the leg - or the
whole leg has a lot of heat too.
-Chris
N919AR
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Chris
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:00 PM
Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Nose gear leg fairing
Yep I have reflective mat on the cowl bottom - I should have attached a
picture, I'll try to get a photo tomorrow.
-Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of bill.peyton
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 9:08 PM
Subject: RV10-List: Re: Nose gear leg fairing
Posting some photos would be helpful to assist in answering your question.
Are you sure that it is heat, or could it be that the fairing is in a bind
when it is installed and it's trying to twist? I haven't noticed anything
on mine indicating heat was an issue. Do you have any reflective heat mat
on the lower cowling?
--------
Bill
WA0SYV
Aviation Partners, LLC
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=407884#407884
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| Subject: | Re: Nose gear leg fairing |
I had to build up on the inside of mine 1/8" at all four locations. Weekend job
for you coming up.
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Wayne G.
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