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1. 03:54 AM - Re: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing (carl.froehlich@verizon.net)
2. 06:33 AM - Re: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing (japhillipsga@aol.com)
3. 01:56 PM - Re: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing (carl.froehlich@verizon.net)
4. 08:50 PM - Re: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing (Speedy11@aol.com)
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Subject: | Re: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing |
Folks, I suppose a secondary question is 'does the leg fairing have to slid
e through the bottom cowl slot, where the plate is screwed on, when you tak
e the bottom cowl off and on?"
-----Original Message-----
From: carl.froehlich <carl.froehlich@verizon.net>
Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 6:54 am
Subject: Re: RV8-List: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing
The short answer is yes, build it per the plans.
The longer length helps keep the fairing from sliding up the gear leg.
Pay close attention to the hose clamp that locks in the bottom of the fairi
ng at the wheel assembly. Add micro to the inside of the fairing as needed
such that the inside is a very close fit to the gear leg diameter. There
is a lot of movement on the gear leg. The close fit will help keep the fai
ring from working out of the hose clamp.
Carl
Sent from my phone. Please read past the typos.
-----Original message-----
From: japhillipsga@aol.com
Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 01:25:10 GMT+00:00
Subject: RV8-List: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing
Dear Fellow Builders, I have a question. On the Drawings (C1 I think) Van s
hows the top on the front gear leg fairing reaching into the cowl all the w
ay up to the engine mount, some 3-4 inches my guess. Looks like if I cut it
off at the bottom of the cowl and fair it in with an intersection which I
planned to use any how it would be a lot simpler. Both to build and to remo
ve for service. Is it vital that the fairing passes through the bottom of t
he cowl? Went flying again today, got 16.6 hours total on the Blue Bird.
A sweeter flying plane I have never flown, Hope to hear your opinion of the
fairing and thanks, Bill of Georgia N288WP
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Subject: | Re: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing |
Bill,
I don't have my plans in front of me, but I followed the plans. The upper
nose strut fairing wraps around the strut fairing and "holds" it in place.
The problem with your idea to add the intersection fairing to the strut
fairing is that when installing and removing the cowling, if the intersection
fairing were part of the strut fairing then the strut fairing would have to
be removed each time the cowling is removed. That is because the
intersection fairing is normally disconnected and dropped down low on the strut
while removing the cowling.
I recommend following the plans in this case.
Stan Sutterfield
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In a message dated 8/22/2011 3:07:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rv8-list@matronics.com writes:
Dear Fellow Builders, I have a question. On the Drawings (C1 I think) Van
shows the top on the front gear leg fairing reaching into the cowl all the
way up to the engine mount, some 3-4 inches my guess. Looks like if I cut i
t off at the bottom of the cowl and fair it in with an intersection which
I
planned to use any how it would be a lot simpler. Both to build and to rem
ove for service. Is it vital that the fairing passes through the bottom of
the cowl? Went flying again today, got 16.6 hours total on the Blue Bird.
A sweeter flying plane I have never flown, Hope to hear your opinion of th
e fairing and thanks, Bill of Georgia N288WP
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