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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:22 pm    Post subject: trimming wheel fairing tire opening Reply with quote
I am concerned that the opening for the tire in my wheel fairings might not be large enough, or perhaps I should say high enough.  It seems to me that if your tire goes flat, the wheel fairing should be trimmed high enough so that the bottom of the fairing doesn't touch the ground. Otherwise the weight of the plane will be on the fairing rather than the tire. 

Is this an excessive amount of trimming?  I'm sure some of you had the experience of opening the hangar and finding a flat.  How did your fairings come through the experience and how high do you have them trimmed?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:20 am    Post subject: trimming wheel fairing tire opening Reply with quote
Its all up to you Tom C but I would think that setting the pants up so high as to protect them from a flat tire would take away some of their effectiveness.  The more tire you can cover C the more they will help you go fast.  Mine are pretty low C and I have damaged them twice.  Once from a tire stem malfunction during inflation C and once taxiing from a hard surface to grass C the height of the taxiway was just a little high compared to the grass.  All I can say is think about where you will be using your plane and set the pant height accordingly.
 
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Date: Thu C 12 Nov 2009 17:20:06 -0700
Subject: trimming wheel fairing tire opening
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I am concerned that the opening for the tire in my wheel fairings might not be large enough C or perhaps I should say high enough.  It seems to me that if your tire goes flat C the wheel fairing should be trimmed high enough so that the bottom of the fairing doesn't touch the ground. Otherwise the weight of the plane will be on the fairing rather than the tire. 

Is this an excessive amount of trimming?  I'm sure some of you had the experience of opening the hangar and finding a flat.  How did your fairings come through the experience and how high do you have them trimmed?

Thanks C
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