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 Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: gear leg fairings |
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When I built my RV8, I flew around for about a year before I finally permanently installed my gear leg/ wheel fairings. Then I jacked the plane and crawled around on the floor for many hours to get them installed. NEVER AGAIN I said to myself, and anyone within cursing range of my hangar.
On my RV10, I currently have the main fuselage section, with gear legs temporarily installed, minus the tailcone, hanging from my aerolift, at standing height. I was able to perfectly align and level the fuselage, in all axis, using tiedown straps around the wingspars, and the boarding steps. I drop plumb-bobs thru the centerline rivet holes down to a heavy steel 4X8 foot table aligned beneath the fuselage. With this accurately jigged arraignment I have been able to install and drill all the fairings while comfortably seated at the worktable, using a series of rulers, squares, and taught string references. One could do this just as well with the tailcone and cabin attached, and a block and tackle system could replace an aerolift.
This, my fourth homebuilt project, has become my challenge to be the most organized and comfortable project it can be. If that means doing gear leg fairings this early on, so be it.
Chris Hukill
buildus interuptus during major home remodel
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| Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:05 pm Post subject: Gear leg fairings |
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When I built my RV8, I flew around for about a year before I finally permanently installed my gear leg/ wheel fairings. Then I jacked the plane and crawled around on the floor for many hours to get them installed. NEVER AGAIN I said to myself, and anyone within cursing range of my hangar.
On my RV10, I currently have the main fuselage section, with gear legs temporarily installed, minus the tailcone, hanging from my aerolift, at standing height. I was able to perfectly align and level the fuselage, in all axis, using tiedown straps around the wingspars, and the boarding steps. I drop plumb-bobs thru the centerline rivet holes down to a heavy steel 4X8 foot table aligned beneath the fuselage. With this accurately jigged arraignment I have been able to install and drill all the fairings while comfortably seated at the worktable, using a series of rulers, squares, and taught string references. One could do this just as well with the tailcone and cabin attached, and a block and tackle system could replace an aerolift.
This, my fourth homebuilt project, has become my challenge to be the most organized and comfortable project it can be. If that means doing gear leg fairings this early on, so be it.
Chris Hukill
buildus interuptus during major home remodel
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