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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:18 pm    Post subject: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

Is there an after market maker of improved speed wheel pants for the RV
10? It would seem to me that a less bulky wheel pant would offer less
drag and the Vans kit wheel pants certainly don't have to be as wide as
they are to clear the tires. Doc N123CV & N784DC


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:01 pm    Post subject: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

Try jamesaircraft.com

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Is there an after market maker of improved speed wheel pants for the RV 10? It would seem to me that a less bulky wheel pant would offer less drag and the Vans kit wheel pants certainly don't have to be as wide as they are to clear the tires. Doc N123CV & N784DC





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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:08 pm    Post subject: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

Ken Krueger sells carbon main gear pants for RV-8s with 6.00-6 wheels, which is the same wheel the -10 uses. I saw them at OSH, beautiful composite work.
Smaller cross section than the Van’s pants and better looking than the James ones. Less drag? Maybe...
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Is there an after market maker of improved speed wheel pants for the RV 10?  It would seem to me that a less bulky wheel pant would offer less drag and the Vans kit wheel pants certainly don't have to be as wide as they are to clear the tires.  Doc  N123CV & N784DC


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:06 pm    Post subject: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

The discs get very hot. The narrower you make the pants, the closer you have fiberglass/carbon next to the disk./Martin
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Ken Krueger sells carbon main gear pants for RV-8s with 6.00-6 wheels, which is the same wheel the -10 uses. I saw them at OSH, beautiful composite work.
Smaller cross section than the Van’s pants and better looking than the James ones. Less drag? Maybe...

https://www.skydesigns.aero/products

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:29 pm    Post subject: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

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Lew Gallagher:  Hey Doc. Good suggestions here, take your pick. But here's a thought. A while back an owner of a RV-10 and a RV-3 had me modify Van's pants for a RV-8 to replace his skinny pants on the RV-3 ... and it is a hot rod! He had researched it and decided the tear shaped "fat" ones were more aerodynamic/slicker than the skinny ones. And when I had them on, they also looked very cool! I would suggest you contact Van's before you go with skinnier pants to see if they've done the research. Later, - Lew
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:04 pm    Post subject: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

The RV-10 uses pressure recovery wheel pants.  Faster than smaller ones.  (You can look it up on vansairforce.net)

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Lew Gallagher:   Hey Doc.  Good suggestions here, take your pick. But here's a thought.  A while back an owner of a RV-10 and a RV-3 had me modify Van's pants for a RV-8 to replace his skinny pants on the RV-3 ... and  it is a  hot rod!  He had researched it and decided the tear shaped "fat" ones were more aerodynamic/slicker than the skinny ones.  And when I had them on, they also looked very cool!  I would suggest you contact Van's before you go with skinnier pants to see if they've done the research.  Later, - Lew
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:27 pm    Post subject: Re: RV 10 Wheel Pants Reply with quote

Fluid dynamics is a tough science. Who would have guessed that a ‘bulbous bow’ makes a ship go faster? Or that ‘fat’ wheel pants cut drag more than ‘skinny’ ones? Vans’ pants really do work.

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