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Re: Europa-List: wing root fairings

Subject: Re: Europa-List: wing root fairings
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:11:16
Fred
they look superb! I can't wait to hear what the performance gain is
Graham


Fred Klein wrote:
> Sure Craig: 
>
> The "news" on my fairings follows:
>
> The design remains the same; they mate with the stock fairing at the 
> spar, and would be able to be easily added to a completed aircraft.
>
> I am currently (very cautiously) trial fitting a set on my aircraft, 
> attempting to assure that, as the fairing is cut into the portions 
> which bond to the wing, the flap, and the aft fuselage, the smooth and 
> continuous curvature is maintained.  (Thank God for clecos, hot glue, 
> and tongue depressors!). Note that the flap drive slot is now covered. 
> I am also dealing with the issue of air flow over and around the aft 
> portion of the fairing when the flaps are deployed. Just how to close 
> the volume opened up when the flaps are deployed and configure the 
> resulting surface is not yet resolved.
> So...that's where things stand at the moment,
>
> Fred



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