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gary.algate(at)sandvik.co
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: Wheel pants

Lynn 

 

I am in the process of fitting the pants - the instructional drawings are pretty poor  and I don't quite understand the process re cutting the inside of the pants for the gear legs. Do you just cut enough fibreglass away to clear the obstructions (gear leg and brake lines etc) and then use the aluminum covers to cover the opening with the bent lip at the bottom. As you  have the Grove gear this probably makes no sense at all so if anybody else has the tube gear and wheel pants I'd love your comments. 

 

For the record I am a mechanical engineer and these instructions have me beat! 

 

Gary

 

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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:01 am Post subject: Wheel pants

Hi Gary-

Basically what I did was to cut and fit. It helps if you can find the  

very tiny dimple on the outside of the pant where the outer support  

spindle hole is to be drilled. I found it on mine, and drilled this  

hole, then it was a matter of nibbling away at the inner areas of the  

pant until they cleared the obstructions as you observed. I ran a 1x4  

board from the bottom of the wheel back to the tailwheel to mimic the  

ground, then oriented the pant radially so the bottom became parallel  

with this board. (Just as an aside, I made my pants just a wee bit  

too close to the ground, and am always wary of transiting from grass  

to runway, and vice versa. And low tire pressure can be damaging too.  

I was too concerned with the tire sticking out and causing drag.) At  

first I cut too much fiberglas away and had to build the area back   

up. The second pant went much easier. I reinforced the areas (with . 

032" aluminum as I recall) where the mounting bolts go through the  

'glas, and in fact used nutplates for mounting the machine screws. I  

imbedded the aluminum plates in fiberglas cloth and resin, keeping  

the screw holes clean with grease. I made a U-shaped reinforcing  

plate that surrounds the whole cut-out, and extends to the bottom of  

the pant. Then I made a cover plate that ties the bottom of the pant  

front-to-rear, and a slot in that to allow the brake line to exit.



The last picture shows the bottom cover/fairing that displays a less- 

than-elegant landing that I made in a 19-35 mph crosswind in  

Tennessee last year.

Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster

Jabiru 2200

Status: "Condition grounded, but determined to try."  (Pink  

Floyd..."Learning to Fly")



On Aug 11, 2008, at 1:48 AM, gary.algate(at)sandvik.com wrote:



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 Lynn



 I am in the process of fitting the pants - the instructional  

 drawings are pretty poor  and I don't quite understand the process  

 re cutting the inside of the pants for the gear legs. Do you just  

 cut enough fibreglass away to clear the obstructions (gear leg and  

 brake lines etc) and then use the aluminum covers to cover the  

 opening with the bent lip at the bottom. As you  have the Grove  

 gear this probably makes no sense at all so if anybody else has the  

 tube gear and wheel pants I'd love your comments.



 For the record I am a mechanical engineer and these instructions  

 have me beat!



 Gary



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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject: Wheel pants

Lynn 

 

Thanks for the step by step instructions and photos - that is exactly what I needed. 

 

best regards 

 

Gary

 

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