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dmaib@me.com

Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 454
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:59 am Post subject: Wheel Pants

I remember seeing a post a year or two ago about someone that was producing aftermarket main gear wheel pants. Does anybody know anything about this? I don't know if it was on this forum or VAF.

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David Maib
RV-10 #40559
New Smyrna Beach, FL

carl.froehlich(at)verizon
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

I have the James wheel pants on my 10.  They were harder to fit than the

Van's pants.  They are not as wide as the Van's pants but I don't yet have

any performance data.



Carl



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dmaib(at)mac.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

No, the pants I remember seeing were not the James pants. Someone was  

making them with an eye to offering them as a replacement for the  

stock pants. They looked like they would have really nice fit and  

finish with far less work than the originals. Mine are beginning to  

show some wear and tear, and since I have never been very happy with  

the way mine turned out, I was just wondering if there was another  

option out there, or if I had been dreaming again!



David Maib

RV-10 #40559

Transition Trainer



On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Carl Froehlich wrote:



[quote] 

 <carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net>



 I have the James wheel pants on my 10.  They were harder to fit  

 than the

 Van's pants.  They are not as wide as the Van's pants but I don't  

 yet have

 any performance data.



 Carl



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fritzsch(at)eskimo.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:32 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

You may be thinking of a product from Airflow Technology which they 

describe as "Low Profile Pressure Recovery Wheel Pants".  I have a flier 

from them in my files but don't remember where I got it.  The flier 

lists the main gear pants including gear leg fairings for $390 each and 

the nosewheel pant at $275.  Surprisingly I don't see a URL but they 

list the phone number 831-771-0438.  If interested, I would try to find 

them on the web first by searching for them by company name tolearn a 

little more about them.

Dave

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Puyallup, WA

Wings

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On 2/13/2012 6:44 PM, David Maib wrote:

[quote] 

 No, the pants I remember seeing were not the James pants. Someone was 

 making them with an eye to offering them as a replacement for the 

 stock pants. They looked like they would have really nice fit and 

 finish with far less work than the originals. Mine are beginning to 

 show some wear and tear, and since I have never been very happy with 

 the way mine turned out, I was just wondering if there was another 

 option out there, or if I had been dreaming again!

 David Maib

 RV-10 #40559

 Transition Trainer

 On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Carl Froehlich wrote:

> 

> <carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net>

>

> I have the James wheel pants on my 10.  They were harder to fit than the

> Van's pants.  They are not as wide as the Van's pants but I don't yet 

> have

> any performance data.

>

> Carl

>

> --

robin(at)PaintTheWeb.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:26 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

Airflow Technology is Alan Bickle. He built a beautiful -10 with a James cowl (I think) and then modified the inlets about 1.5" for greater airflow in the upper deck. His fiberglass work (pants, cowl, plenum) on the 10 looks amazing from the photos I have seen. 

Info below was copied from a Matronics posting the middle of last year.



Alan Bikle 

AIRFLOW TECHNOLOGY 

1586 Moffett Street Ste. E 

Salinas, CA. 93905 

Tel: 831-320-0193



Robin

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dmaib@me.com

Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 454
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Wheel Pants

Thanks guy's. Alan Bikle at Airflow Technology is the one I was looking for. I will get in touch with him.

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RV-10 #40559
New Smyrna Beach, FL

msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Posts: 559
Location: Appleton, WI USA

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:30 am Post subject: Wheel Pants

He actually had new inlet rings machined at 6" I believe.  I talked to him at Airventure and told me about some of his adventures with the James cowl.  He had some extras machined so I bought a set from him.



Michael



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robin(at)PaintTheWeb.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:43 am Post subject: Wheel Pants

I purchased a pair too but have decided to go a different route.



Robin

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dmaib(at)mac.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:18 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

I talked with Alan Bikle today. He never got enough interest in his  

wheel pants to produce them.



David Maib

RV-10 #40559

Transition Trainer



On Feb 14, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Robin Marks wrote:



[quote] 



 Airflow Technology is Alan Bickle. He built a beautiful -10 with a  

 James cowl (I think) and then modified the inlets about 1.5" for  

 greater airflow in the upper deck. His fiberglass work (pants,  

 cowl, plenum) on the 10 looks amazing from the photos I have seen.

 Info below was copied from a Matronics posting the middle of last  

 year.



 Alan Bikle

 AIRFLOW TECHNOLOGY

 1586 Moffett Street Ste. E

 Salinas, CA. 93905

 Tel: 831-320-0193



 Robin

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n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
Guest

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

Just curious, what's wrong with the stock ones?  I have an early kit and they are very well made and fit fairly good with little work.....

-Mike Kraus

RV-10 Flying

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 14, 2012, at 6:16 PM, David Maib <dmaib(at)mac.com> wrote:

[quote] 

 I talked with Alan Bikle today. He never got enough interest in his wheel pants to produce them.

 David Maib

 RV-10 #40559

 Transition Trainer

 On Feb 14, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Robin Marks wrote:

> 

> 

> Airflow Technology is Alan Bickle. He built a beautiful -10 with a James cowl (I think) and then modified the inlets about 1.5" for greater airflow in the upper deck. His fiberglass work (pants, cowl, plenum) on the 10 looks amazing from the photos I have seen.

> Info below was copied from a Matronics posting the middle of last year.

> 

> Alan Bikle

> AIRFLOW TECHNOLOGY

> 1586 Moffett Street Ste. E

> Salinas, CA. 93905

> Tel: 831-320-0193

> 

> Robin

> Do Not Archive

> 

> 

> --

dmaib(at)mac.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:08 pm Post subject: Wheel Pants

The stock ones are fine, but I was never too happy with the job I did  

on mine. Now that they are showing some wear and tear, I was just  

curious if there were any other options out there that I might like  

better. Apparently not, so I will repair mine and move on.



David Maib

RV-10 #40559

Transition Trainer



On Feb 14, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Michael Kraus wrote:



[quote] 

 <n223rv(at)wolflakeairport.net>



 Just curious, what's wrong with the stock ones?  I have an early  

 kit and they are very well made and fit fairly good with little  

 work.....



 -Mike Kraus

 RV-10 Flying



 Sent from my iPhone



 On Feb 14, 2012, at 6:16 PM, David Maib <dmaib(at)mac.com> wrote:



> 

>

> I talked with Alan Bikle today. He never got enough interest in  

> his wheel pants to produce them.

>

> David Maib

> RV-10 #40559

> Transition Trainer

>

> On Feb 14, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Robin Marks wrote:

>

>> 

>>

>> Airflow Technology is Alan Bickle. He built a beautiful -10 with  

>> a James cowl (I think) and then modified the inlets about 1.5"  

>> for greater airflow in the upper deck. His fiberglass work  

>> (pants, cowl, plenum) on the 10 looks amazing from the photos I  

>> have seen.

>> Info below was copied from a Matronics posting the middle of last  

>> year.

>>

>> Alan Bikle

>> AIRFLOW TECHNOLOGY

>> 1586 Moffett Street Ste. E

>> Salinas, CA. 93905

>> Tel: 831-320-0193

>>

>> Robin

>> Do Not Archive

>>

>>

>> --

ScooterF15

Joined: 19 Jun 2006
Posts: 136

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:26 am Post subject: Wheel pants

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. I’ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the job… someone told me it was worse than doing the doors (which I consider the most painful job of the whole project)… the wheel pants weren’t that bad, but still not much fun in a sub-freezing hangar.

 

I flew the plane yesterday and what a difference! I had 125 KIAS off the runway before I realized I needed to raise the nose a bit higher than I’m used to. I managed to climb easily at 115 KIAS (this would almost zero out my climb rate with no wheel pants). I leveled at 9500 MSL and trimmed out to 166 KTAS, lean of peak at 10 GPH. I then turned West and (literally) popped up to 10500 MSL, where the plane trimmed to 165. That is a 15 to 16 knot gain in true cruising speed. 

 

The plane also  felt smoother and quieter.

                                                                    

I’ll see if this has helped fix my engine cooling problems as the weather warms up, but from a qualitative point of view the wheel pants seems to make a big difference in CHT and oil temps in climb.

 

-Jim

N312JE

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bcondrey

Joined: 03 Apr 2006
Posts: 580

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Wheel Pants

Not sure "ribbing" would be the right word, maybe just strong encouragement...



Glad you got it done - it really is hard to believe how much of a difference it makes!



Bob

sfarner

Joined: 15 Nov 2010
Posts: 10

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: Wheel pants

As a "newbie," I've been told that the doors are really tough, as is the instrument installation.  

  

 I was hoping someone would tell me it gets easier after the elevators, but I'm guessing that won't happen!

  

 Steve

  

 Do not archive

  

   From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of James McGrew [jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu]

 Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:22 AM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: Wheel pants

 

 

 

   

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. I’ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the job… someone told me it was worse than doing the doors  (which I consider the most painful job of the whole project)… the wheel pants weren’t that bad, but still not much fun in a sub-freezing hangar. 

  

I flew the plane yesterday and what a difference! I had 125 KIAS off the runway before I realized I needed to raise the nose a bit higher than I’m used to. I managed to climb easily at 115 KIAS (this would almost zero out my climb rate  with no wheel pants). I leveled at 9500 MSL and trimmed out to 166 KTAS, lean of peak at 10 GPH. I then turned West and (literally) popped up to 10500 MSL, where the plane trimmed to 165. That is a 15 to 16 knot gain in true cruising speed.  

  

The plane also  felt smoother and quieter. 

                                                                     

I’ll see if this has helped fix my engine cooling problems as the weather warms up, but from a qualitative point of view the wheel pants seems to make a big difference in CHT and oil temps in climb. 

  

-Jim 

N312JE 

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Rv10flyer(at)verizon.net
Guest

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: Wheel pants

The pants add the extra speed you mentioned and drag reduction. I can tell you from recent SoCal temps that yes the CHT WILL go down as the engine gets more air but also less resistance.

On Feb 25, 2012, at 8:22 AM, "James McGrew" <jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu (jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu)> wrote:



[quote]  <![endif]-->   <![endif]-->

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. Iâ€™ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the jobâ€¦ someone told me it was worse than doing the doors (which I consider the most painful job of the whole project)â€¦ the wheel pants werenâ€™t that bad, but still not much fun in a sub-freezing hangar.

 

I flew the plane yesterday and what a difference! I had 125 KIAS off the runway before I realized I needed to raise the nose a bit higher than Iâ€™m used to. I managed to climb easily at 115 KIAS (this would almost zero out my climb rate with no wheel pants). I leveled at 9500 MSL and trimmed out to 166 KTAS, lean of peak at 10 GPH. I then turned West and (literally) popped up to 10500 MSL, where the plane trimmed to 165. That is a 15 to 16 knot gain in true cruising speed. 

 

The plane also  felt smoother and quieter.

                                                                    

Iâ€™ll see if this has helped fix my engine cooling problems as the weather warms up, but from a qualitative point of view the wheel pants seems to make a big difference in CHT and oil temps in climb.

 

-Jim

N312JE

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rene(at)felker.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:56 pm Post subject: Wheel pants

Yes, i thought it got easier.....faster also.



Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

-----Original message-----

[quote]From: Steve Farner <steve.farner(at)bellevue.edu>

To: "rv10-list(at)matronics.com" <rv10-list(at)matronics.com>

Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2012 11:02:20 MST

Subject: RE: RV10-List: Wheel pants

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 I was hoping someone would tell me it gets easier after the elevators, but I'm guessing that won't happen!

  

 Steve

  

 Do not archive

  

   From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of James McGrew [jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu]

 Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:22 AM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: RV10-List: Wheel pants

 

 

 

   

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. Iâ€™ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the jobâ€¦ someone told me it was worse than doing the doors  (which I consider the most painful job of the whole project)â€¦ the wheel pants werenâ€™t that bad, but still not much fun in a sub-freezing hangar. 

  

I flew the plane yesterday and what a difference! I had 125 KIAS off the runway before I realized I needed to raise the nose a bit higher than Iâ€™m used to. I managed to climb easily at 115 KIAS (this would almost zero out my climb rate  with no wheel pants). I leveled at 9500 MSL and trimmed out to 166 KTAS, lean of peak at 10 GPH. I then turned West and (literally) popped up to 10500 MSL, where the plane trimmed to 165. That is a 15 to 16 knot gain in true cruising speed.  

  

The plane also  felt smoother and quieter. 

                                                                     

Iâ€™ll see if this has helped fix my engine cooling problems as the weather warms up, but from a qualitative point of view the wheel pants seems to make a big difference in CHT and oil temps in climb. 

  

-Jim 

N312JE 

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Bob Turner

Joined: 03 Jan 2009
Posts: 885
Location: Castro Valley, CA

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Wheel Pants

"As a "newbie," I've been told that the doors are really tough, as is the instrument installation. "



It's all in the eye of the beholder. Most -10 builders are "metal guys" so the other stuff seems harder. I've spent my life in and around electronics so I thought the avionics was absolutely straightforward. The key, as with most things, is to spend 3 times as much time thinking about it as doing it!

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Bob Turner
RV-10 QB

robin(at)PaintTheWeb.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:25 pm Post subject: Wheel pants

It gets easier after the first condition inspection.

 

 

 Robin

 Do not archive

 

 Sent from my iPad2. 

 

 On Feb 25, 2012, at 4:09 PM, "rene(at)felker.com (rene(at)felker.com)" <rene(at)felker.com (rene(at)felker.com)> wrote:

 

 

 

 [quote]  Yes, i thought it got easier.....faster also.

 

 Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

 

 

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 [quote] From: Steve Farner <steve.farner(at)bellevue.edu (steve.farner(at)bellevue.edu)>

 To: "rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)" <rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)>

 Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2012 11:02:20 MST

 Subject: RE: RV10-List: Wheel pants

 

 

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 I was hoping someone would tell me it gets easier after the elevators, but I'm guessing that won't happen!

  

 Steve

  

 Do not archive

  

   From:  owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com) [owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of James McGrew [jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu (jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu)]

 Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:22 AM

 To:  (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)

 Subject: RV10-List: Wheel pants

 

 

 

   

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. Iâ€™ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the jobâ€¦ someone told me it was worse than doing the doors  (which I consider the most painful job of the whole project)â€¦ the wheel pants werenâ€™t that bad, but still not much fun in a sub-freezing hangar. 

  

I flew the plane yesterday and what a difference! I had 125 KIAS off the runway before I realized I needed to raise the nose a bit higher than Iâ€™m used to. I managed to climb easily at 115 KIAS (this would almost zero out my climb rate  with no wheel pants). I leveled at 9500 MSL and trimmed out to 166 KTAS, lean of peak at 10 GPH. I then turned West and (literally) popped up to 10500 MSL, where the plane trimmed to 165. That is a 15 to 16 knot gain in true cruising speed.  

  

The plane also  felt smoother and quieter. 

                                                                     

Iâ€™ll see if this has helped fix my engine cooling problems as the weather warms up, but from a qualitative point of view the wheel pants seems to make a big difference in CHT and oil temps in climb. 

  

-Jim 

N312JE 

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
Posts: 502
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: Wheel pants

I concur. 



Sent from my iPhone



On Feb 25, 2012, at 21:23, Robin Marks <robin(at)PaintTheWeb.com (robin(at)PaintTheWeb.com)> wrote:



[quote]     It gets easier after the first condition inspection.

 

 

 Robin

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 Sent from my iPad2. 

 

 On Feb 25, 2012, at 4:09 PM, "rene(at)felker.com (rene(at)felker.com)" <rene(at)felker.com (rene(at)felker.com)> wrote:

 

 

 

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		    Yes, i thought it got easier.....faster also.

 

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		   From: Steve Farner <steve.farner(at)bellevue.edu (steve.farner(at)bellevue.edu)>

 To: "rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)" <rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)>

 Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2012 11:02:20 MST

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 I was hoping someone would tell me it gets easier after the elevators, but I'm guessing that won't happen!

  

 Steve

  

 Do not archive

  

   From:  owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com) [owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of James McGrew [jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu (jsmcgrew(at)alum.mit.edu)]

 Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:22 AM

 To:  (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)

 Subject: Wheel pants

 

 

 

   

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. Iâ€™ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the jobâ€¦ someone told me it was worse than doing the doors  (which I consider the most painful job of the whole project)â€¦ the wheel pants werenâ€™t that bad, but still not much fun in a sub-freezing hangar. 

  

I flew the plane yesterday and what a difference! I had 125 KIAS off the runway before I realized I needed to raise the nose a bit higher than Iâ€™m used to. I managed to climb easily at 115 KIAS (this would almost zero out my climb rate  with no wheel pants). I leveled at 9500 MSL and trimmed out to 166 KTAS, lean of peak at 10 GPH. I then turned West and (literally) popped up to 10500 MSL, where the plane trimmed to 165. That is a 15 to 16 knot gain in true cruising speed.  

  

The plane also  felt smoother and quieter. 

                                                                     

Iâ€™ll see if this has helped fix my engine cooling problems as the weather warms up, but from a qualitative point of view the wheel pants seems to make a big difference in CHT and oil temps in climb. 

  

-Jim 

N312JE 

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