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DAVELEIKAM(at)wi.rr.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject: Fiberglass top rudder fairing not strait.

My fiberglass top rudder fairing (R-1009) is a bit  curved from front to back.  Not strait.  Did anyone have much sanding  to do on that piece?  I could make it fit, but I am thinking of asking  Van's for a new one.  I am just wondering if this is a normal defect meant  to be corrected by the builder, and a new one would be no better.   

  

 Also, the elevator tip fairings are a bit  short and much thicker at the trailing edge than the elevator trailing  edge.  Did everyone sand the fairings razor thin here?  Did you make  them longer with resin lay-up?

  

 Dave Leikam

 40496

 Getting my feet wet with resin fitting tail-feather  fiberglass and waiting for fuse, wings and finish kit to  arrive.

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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: Fiberglass top rudder fairing not strait.

Dave,



Sounds like the part was pulled from the mold prior to complete cure. Mine 

had no right /left curve or up/down curve. Mine was atleast 1/2" short at 

the T.E.  I had to add a layup of unidirectional carbon laminate sandwiched 

in a fiberglass and resin cotton flox mix, then sanded it to shape after 

cure.



These parts are not very good and my trailing edges on the elevator fairings 

are strong and really thick, too thick.



John G

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Subject: Fiberglass top rudder fairing not strait.

Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:29:48 -0500



My fiberglass top rudder fairing (R-1009) is a bit curved from front to 

back.  Not strait.  Did anyone have much sanding to do on that piece?  I 

could make it fit, but I am thinking of asking Van's for a new one.  I am 

just wondering if this is a normal defect meant to be corrected by the 

builder, and a new one would be no better.



Also, the elevator tip fairings are a bit short and much thicker at the 

trailing edge than the elevator trailing edge.  Did everyone sand the 

fairings razor thin here?  Did you make them longer with resin lay-up?



Dave Leikam

40496

Getting my feet wet with resin fitting tail-feather fiberglass and waiting 

for fuse, wings and finish kit to arrive.

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John Kirkland

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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Location: South Weber, UT

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass top rudder fairing not strait.

Yes, mine was that way too. Took a long time to get both sides straight and parallel to each other. I used a small file instead of sanding. I kept the pressure off the flange so I didn't make the flange deeper. A lot of RV builders just slather a bunch of resin on the flange line and try to hide it and the pop rivets for a baby-skin smooth appearance. Thought about returning the piece to Vans, but they'd just send me another crappy one, and I'd loose the time I already spent trying to fix it. It just takes time and patience to make good looking fiberglass parts from the crap Vans suppliers make for him.

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