REFLECTOR: Wheel clearance at wheel well

[Joe Ewen]

Andy,
Based on some previous discussion on the reflector, I was concerned about making the clearances too tight.  I calculated the fuel volume loss if I were to increase the clearance to 3/4 and found it was less than 1 gallon (can't recall if that was total or per side.)  I did not see any other downsides, so to play it safe I used 3/4".  I used lengths of 1 X 2 to establish the clearance.
Joe (Not Flying Yet, but have retracted numerous times with no issues.)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andrew Ellzey 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:31 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Wheel clearance at wheel well


  The manual tells you to add 1/4 & 1/2 in foam for the clearance for the tire to wheel well side walls. Then it tells you to make a lip from 3/4 to 7/8 in from the side walls in towards the wheel on the outside skin of your strake. This would not allow your tire to come through the hole. I cut the whole in the strake to match my diameter of my wheel with about 1/4 in clearance. Is this enough clearance for your wheel or should I make it closer to 3/8 or even larger. It would ruin my day to have the mains hang up in the wheel well when I get this thing in the air. What has everyone else done for clearance on the wheels and the gear strut?

  Andy Ellzey


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