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1. 03:32 PM - Front & Back Wheel Pant Fit... (Matt Dralle)
2. 05:04 PM - Rainy Flying (Speedy11@aol.com)
3. 06:31 PM - Re: Rainy Flying (scott bilinski)
4. 10:24 PM - Re: RV-List: Front & Back Wheel Pant Fit... (Jim)
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| Subject: | Front & Back Wheel Pant Fit... |
Dear Listers,
I'm adding the little fairings between the main wheel pants and the gear leg today.
I'm using the premade fairing from Farings Etc and installation looks pretty
straightforward.
But I'm really on the fence about the main wheel pants and specifically the front-to-back
fit. I have the gap all the way around between the two perfect. No
problems there.
The issue is with the unevenness of the thickness of the front to back. The rear
part has the flange that holds the plate nuts. The shoulder is a little bit
higher in some spots than the front part and a little be lower in other spots.
If it was higher all the way around, it would be a no-brainer to just sand
it down. But the high/low is problematic. The low spots are generally caused
by the screws and the high spots between the screws.
Yeah, I could fill and sand and fill and sand so that *maybe* I would have a "perfect"
transition front to back. But maybe not. I'm thinking its going to be
a huge amount of work that, in the end, isn't really going to look any different
once its painted.
Should I just embrace the transition as-is and move on? Or spend a couple of weeks
trying to fill and sand in hopes of a better look?
Attached are a couple of pics of what it looks like currently.
Thanks!
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Blog
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Hey RV8ers,
Today I flew for the first time in rain. A number of issues arose.
I had some pitting of the fiberglass parts
I had some erosion of paint on the prop
I had water blowing in along the canopy skirt
After the flight I found water pooled in the bottom of the fuselage
under the floor
Question: Has anyone had water accumulate inside the fuselage under the
floors?
If so, what was the source of the water? Did it invade at the main gear
upper leg fairings?
Thanks,
Stan Sutterfield
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| Subject: | Re: Rainy Flying |
Only problem I have had with rain is the pooling inside on the floor. I hear this
is common just add a drain hole or two.
Scott
RV-8a
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From: "Speedy11@aol.com" <Speedy11@aol.com>
Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 5:01:27 PM
Subject: RV8-List: Rainy Flying
Hey RV8ers,
Today I flew for the first time in rain. A number of issues
arose.
I had some pitting of the fiberglass parts
I had some erosion of paint on the prop
I had water blowing in along the canopy skirt
After the flight I found water pooled in the bottom
of the fuselage under the floor
Question: Has anyone had water accumulate inside the fuselage under
the floors?
If so, what was the source of the water? Did it invade at the main
gear upper leg fairings?
Thanks,
Stan Sutterfield
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| Subject: | Re: RV-List: Front & Back Wheel Pant Fit... |
Had the same when doing mine a few years ago. Spent about four days filling
and sanding for that right fit. Looking at them now it was worth the effort.
Hang in there Matt, my guess is you'll like the outcome.
Yes building an OBAM aircraft is "a huge amount of work" but you knew that
when you signed on.
I'm Sure you'll be proud of the extra effort.
Keep at it, not far now,
Jim in Kelowna RV6-A C-GIIG for sale (No license)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle@matronics.com>
<rv7-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:31 PM
Subject: RV-List: Front & Back Wheel Pant Fit...
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> I'm adding the little fairings between the main wheel pants and the gear
> leg today. I'm using the premade fairing from Farings Etc and
> installation looks pretty straightforward.
>
> But I'm really on the fence about the main wheel pants and specifically
> the front-to-back fit. I have the gap all the way around between the two
> perfect. No problems there.
>
> The issue is with the unevenness of the thickness of the front to back.
> The rear part has the flange that holds the plate nuts. The shoulder is a
> little bit higher in some spots than the front part and a little be lower
> in other spots. If it was higher all the way around, it would be a
> no-brainer to just sand it down. But the high/low is problematic. The
> low spots are generally caused by the screws and the high spots between
> the screws.
>
> Yeah, I could fill and sand and fill and sand so that *maybe* I would have
> a "perfect" transition front to back. But maybe not. I'm thinking its
> going to be a huge amount of work that, in the end, isn't really going to
> look any different once its painted.
>
> Should I just embrace the transition as-is and move on? Or spend a couple
> of weeks trying to fill and sand in hopes of a better look?
>
> Attached are a couple of pics of what it looks like currently.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Matt Dralle
> RV-8 #82880 N998RV
> http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Blog
>
>
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