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japhillipsga(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing

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 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 remove 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 the fairing and thanks, Bill of Georgia N288WP

    

         

    

        

         

    

         

    

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carl.froehlich(at)verizon
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:54 am Post subject: 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 fairing 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 fairing from working out of the hose clamp.



Carl



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[quote]From: japhillipsga(at)aol.com

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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 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 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 remove 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 the fairing and thanks, Bill of Georgia N288WP

    

         

    

        

         

    

         

    

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japhillipsga(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:33 am Post subject: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing

Folks, I suppose a secondary question is 'does the leg fairing have to slide through the bottom cowl slot, where the plate is screwed on, when you take the bottom cowl off and on?"

 

   

 

 

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carl.froehlich(at)verizon
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:56 pm Post subject: Rv-8A Front Gear Leg Fairing

Yes.  The gear leg fairing stays on the plane when you take the cowl off, so have your bottom cowl slot wide enough so it doesn't interfere with the fairing.



Recommend you go to the trouble of adding an upper intersection fairing to the bottom of the cowl.  While this is one more thing to remove to get the cowl off, it helps prevent ram air coming in the bottom of the cowl curbing climb high AOA (which would reduce engine cooling).



Carl



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[quote]From: japhillipsga(at)aol.com

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Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 13:30:26 GMT+00:00

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Folks, I suppose a secondary question is 'does the leg fairing have to slide through the bottom cowl slot, where the plate is screwed on, when you take the bottom cowl off and on?"

 

   

 

 

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Speedy11(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject: 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(at)matronics.com writes:

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		  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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