REFLECTOR: Strakes

[velocity xl]

I see that there are some very creative  Hangers out there . I was thinking
along the same lines but thought it was to weird. Well
wrong again.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kufalk" <kufalk@wi.rr.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Strakes


> I agree.  I tried the templates and quickly figured out how poorly they
> represented my wings  I had to come up with another plan.  I'm glad I took
> the time to do it right.  I could only put one wing on at a time but I
think
> the extra work paid off in the end.  (see attached picture)
>
> Darrell Kufalk
> Building an XLRG in Waukesha WI
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Black" <dvblack@comcast.net>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 11:54 AM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Strakes
>
>
> > Alex,
> >
> > > Please tell me that you are going to build the strakes with
> > > the wings attached, and not with the factory supplied
> > > "templates"  (er, I mean random strake leading edge
> > > positioning devices)    if you do use the templates, be sure
> > > to order about another cubic foot of filler to fix the
> > > mismatch between the resulting strake leading edges and the
> > > wings.... Just FYI, been there, already paid the price....
> >
> > Right on!!
> >
> > To everyone who has not built their strakes yet, ABSOLUTELY install your
> wings
> > while doing so. If necessary, be a little creative...
> >
> > Dave Black
> >
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