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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject: Strut Fairings

Builders,



I am looking for some dimensions for strut fairings for the 701.  I have a little extra .016 sheet that gremlins drilled wrong while I was asleep.  I would like to convert it into some fairings to cover the tubes.



I'm also interested in attachment points for the fairings.  



Many thanks for any info.



Tommy Walker in Alabama

N8701

70.0 HRS

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kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Strut Fairings

     



Darn, I have some of that too!



Sorry could not resist, I am interested in the answer though!



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Kevin

 	  Tommy Walker wrote: 	
		   that gremlins drilled wrong while I was asleep.

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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:58 am Post subject: Strut Fairings

Since no one has chimed in with a real answer I'll offer some hearsay: I

have read (on these lists) that a 3/1 length/width ratio in the cross

section's profile is the ideal.



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zodierocket(at)hsfx.ca
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:07 am Post subject: Strut Fairings

3:1 ratio for best performance.



Mark Townsend  Alma, Ontario

Zodiac 601XL C-GOXL, CH701 just started

www.ch601.org / www.ch701.com / www.Osprey2.com



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jpspencer(at)cableone.net
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: strut fairings

Tommy

 I faired my struts with 016 as you are planning.  Made a big difference. It was also a surprising amount of work(as usual), took  several days off and on. I made a fixture for shaping the 016, it doesn't really  like to bend in a proper leading edge radius, as I am sure you already know. I  made them up in 4 foot "blanks" and then cut to fit. That put a joint about in  the middle. I put one pop rivet at each end and the jury strut bolt holds it in  the middle. The blanks were 8" wide before bending mostly because that works out  for a 2x4 sheet of material and gets somewhere around the 3 to 1 ratio somebody  mentioned but I wasn't too concerned about that.

 You aren't too far from my place...I think this  fixture might fit in a 701 if you want to come borrow it. It took a little while  to build it.

  

 Joe

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Curt.Thompson(at)verizon.
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: strut fairings

Anyone have any opinions on using 4130 streamline wing-strut tubing?  

   

Curt  

Redmond, WA, USA  

   

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graeme(at)coletoolcentre.
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: strut fairings

A few scratch built CH 701 in Australia use  streamline  Alloy as used on the Lightwing seems to work well.

 I will be using same when I get to that stage.  (approx 3inch wide)

  

 Graemecns

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n801bh(at)netzero.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: strut fairings

These guys advertise streamline stuff. look pretty promising... 

http://www.ultralightnews.ca/streamlinedfairings/1.html 

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Anyone have any opinions on using 4130 streamline wing-strut tubing? 

  

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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:18 am Post subject: strut fairings

Works great, but have you checked the price? It's out of sight. 

  

 Steven  Bornstein

475 E. North Broadway

Columbus, Ohio 43214

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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:21 am Post subject: strut fairings

Thanks Joe,  I will take you up on that.  It looks like it will be this fall before I get to that part of building this second plane.    

   

Tommy  

   

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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:50 am Post subject: strut fairings

>Anyone have any opinions on using 4130 streamline  >wing-strut tubing?

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 There are a lot of old Cub struts around that were removed  and replaced with the lifetime no AD ones that might be a good source of  streamline material if you are into scrounging and you are a welder and can  allso determine to your satisfaction that they are strong enough ... I had a set  I was gonna fab up some struts with but they were so rusty I didn't. The cross  section isn't 3 to 1 but I thought it would be ok for me anyway. They are often  cheap as in near free.

  

 Joe

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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:46 am Post subject: strut fairings

Steven,  

   

Out of sight in deed!  What I have found so far is about 10 times the cost of chromalloy tube.  It appears that they are hard to manufacture and are prone to cracking.  

   

Curt  

Plans building CH701.  

         

  

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Works great, but have you checked the price? It's out of sight.   

    

   

    

Steven Bornstein

 475 E. North Broadway

 Columbus, Ohio  43214

 614 263-5819       

   

  

  

  

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