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Intersection fairing
- Thread starter Blain
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Robert Anglin
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Cross hatch stitch.
About a #50 drill hole along the trailing edge every 3/4". A peace of .020 safety wire, cross hatch stitched, like tying your shoes and twisted closed at the bottom, make loop and tuck under as stated above. It is a good idea to leave the trailing edge a little long for this plan though. Yours. R.E.A. III #80888
About a #50 drill hole along the trailing edge every 3/4". A peace of .020 safety wire, cross hatch stitched, like tying your shoes and twisted closed at the bottom, make loop and tuck under as stated above. It is a good idea to leave the trailing edge a little long for this plan though. Yours. R.E.A. III #80888
aviationone
Well Known Member
Pro Seal (trailing edge)
After I painted mine I used a bead of Pro Seal clamped over night. If you ever need to get the off you use a honeycomb knife or a razor blade. The upper and lower fairings will still slide up and down the gear leg.
Looks like your getting close Blain. Looking Good.
After I painted mine I used a bead of Pro Seal clamped over night. If you ever need to get the off you use a honeycomb knife or a razor blade. The upper and lower fairings will still slide up and down the gear leg.
Looks like your getting close Blain. Looking Good.
Blain
Well Known Member
Can't bring myself to safety wire a painted fiberglass part. I'm leaning toward a #6 screw and maybe a nylon self locking acorn nut.
Gluing it together might be OK too if the leg fairings will slide low enough to get out of them.
I expected someone to show a fancy fabricated thing-a-ma-jiggy.
Gluing it together might be OK too if the leg fairings will slide low enough to get out of them.
I expected someone to show a fancy fabricated thing-a-ma-jiggy.
BruceEicher
Well Known Member
I used...
Found at ace, aluminum screw and flush nuts. I bought the shortest but still cut them shorter on the belt sander. Used one per side on top of my chrome vinyl covered fairings. Blain, slap a print of a "natural art form" above said area and no one will care what nut and screw you used below.
Sorry best online photo of product.
Found at ace, aluminum screw and flush nuts. I bought the shortest but still cut them shorter on the belt sander. Used one per side on top of my chrome vinyl covered fairings. Blain, slap a print of a "natural art form" above said area and no one will care what nut and screw you used below.
Sorry best online photo of product.
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Proseal or other sealant. At annual time I just slide them down.
Blain
Well Known Member
Found at ace, aluminum screw and flush nuts. I bought the shortest but still cut them shorter on the belt sander. Used one per side on top of my chrome vinyl covered fairings. Blain, slap a print of a "natural art form" above said area and no one will care what nut and screw you used below.
Sorry best online photo of product.
That's what I was looking for.
I cruise those assortment boxes at the hardware store all the time. Sometimes I buy thing-a-ma-jiggys just in case. You know where I'm going tomorrow!
David Paule
Well Known Member
I'd be afraid that those will bind, over time.
Dave
Dave
rzbill
Well Known Member
The nosegear fairing I bought from Fairings Inc had extra fiberglass on the inside of one side such that a small flat head self tapping screw coult be run into it from the other side. Works great.
The other fairings I formed myself and the screw is not needed.
The other fairings I formed myself and the screw is not needed.
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