REFLECTOR: Wheel farings

[Mark Magee]

I'm ready to examine what Cirrus is doing (so well apparently).

Mark B. Magee
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On Jul 16, 2013, at 1:15 PM, "Lou Stedman" <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> I bought mine from www.Jamesaircraft.com . They are much more sturdy than the factory ones and better aerodynamics. I have them on my mains but have not used them on the nose wheel. I am a little afraid because they are heavier and might cause some shimmy. I am still using the factory nose faring but I beefed it up with some aluminum angle. Even that does not work if you slam the nose down hard. I have lost two of them.
>  
> From: Mark Magee
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:53 PM
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Wheel farings
>  
> David,
> Wheel pants are a royal PITA IMHO. The commercial grade aluminum ones used on Cessnas and other brand spam cans seem to be relatively trouble free. Yet in the home built composite the wheel pants are much more problematic. In my -next- re-engineering of my wheel pants I will ensure that all attachment points and any substructure supporting attachment points are as bullet-proof as possible, with easy access to the tire valves.
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> PITA!
>  
> Yet less so than a retract!  :)
> 
> Mark B. Magee
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> 1COR 16:13-14
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> On Jul 14, 2013, at 5:15 PM, "David Ullman" <ullman at robustdecisions.com> wrote:
> 
>> Curious about wheel fairings on fixed gear Velos. I put mine on as best I
>> could following the plans and they have never looked very good.  My front
>> one departed one day and I beefed it and it now stays on even when I get
>> shimmy, which is only when I do a nose wheel landing - seldom).  
>> 
>> The other day one of the mains came off on landing.  I think the small screw
>> holding it to the post in the outside of the wheel fell out (poor pre-flight
>> on my part).  It made good noise and jerked me all over the runway as it got
>> caught under the wheel, but no damage beyond severe mangling of the faring.
>> Just as good as I didn't like it very much and now I get to do it better.
>> 
>> Any good fairing ideas, especially on how to attach them to the plane in a
>> manner that looks professional?  I can fix what I have, but don't want to.
>> 
>> Have fun at Airventure.  Too far for me, but might make it next year after I
>> paint my plane this winter.
>> 
>> David Ullman
>> N444DX
>> President EAA 292
>> 541-760-2338
>> david at davidullman.com
>> 
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