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Eric_Kallio
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 Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: upper intersection fairings |
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Finishing up the wheel pants and fairings. The lower gear fairings fit very well. After reinforcing them per the plans, and glassing them into the pant as others have done, it is going very well. However, the upper intersection fairings are garbage. They appear to have been pulled from the mold too early as the edges are drooped a little and the whole part is absolutely nowhere near matching the lines of the aircraft or the shape of the leg fairing. Are there any sources out there for new upper fairings. I only know of Fairings etc. As fast as the market grows there has to be another group out there making a better quality fairing.
Eric Kallio
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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject: upper intersection fairings |
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Why not take the issue up with Vans. They'd probably ship you another
set. At least they'd be aware of a problem.
Linn
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Finishing up the wheel pants and fairings. The lower gear fairings fit very well. After reinforcing them per the plans, and glassing them into the pant as others have done, it is going very well. However, the upper intersection fairings are garbage. They appear to have been pulled from the mold too early as the edges are drooped a little and the whole part is absolutely nowhere near matching the lines of the aircraft or the shape of the leg fairing. Are there any sources out there for new upper fairings. I only know of Fairings etc. As fast as the market grows there has to be another group out there making a better quality fairing.
Eric Kallio
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AirMike
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:50 pm Post subject: Upper intersection fairings |
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Mine were also a bit "rough" but usable - shipped in late 2007. It took a lot of work to make them right
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partner14
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject: upper intersection fairings |
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Made my own... not toooo much work, lighter, and better fit. I can send pics if interested.
Don McDonald
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From: Linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: upper intersection fairings
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 7:23 PM
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Why not take the issue up with Vans. They'd probably ship you another
set. At least they'd be aware of a problem.
Linn
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Finishing up the wheel pants and fairings. The lower gear fairings fit very well. After reinforcing them per the plans, and glassing them into the pant as others have done, it is going very well. However, the upper intersection fairings are garbage. They appear to have been pulled from the mold too early as the edges are drooped a little and the whole part is absolutely nowhere near matching the lines of the aircraft or the shape of the leg fairing. Are there any sources out there for new upper fairings. I only know of Fairings etc. As fast as the market grows there has to be another group out there making a better quality fairing.
Eric Kallio
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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:35 pm Post subject: upper intersection fairings |
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Use a lot of lube, PVA, duct tape, blue foam or canned spray foam and shape the foam directly on the underside of the plane. Then glass the outside of the foam overlapping onto the duct tape. Pull it off after cure. Add aditional layers of glass, to the outside and let cure and then pour fuel over the foam to get rid of it. Sand an prime then make molds and sell to the rest of us.
Get ready, set go!
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:16:09 -0700
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
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Finishing up the wheel pants and fairings. The lower gear fairings fit very well. After reinforcing them per the plans, and glassing them into the pant as others have done, it is going very well. However, the upper intersection fairings are garbage. They appear to have been pulled from the mold too early as the edges are drooped a little and the whole part is absolutely nowhere near matching the lines of the aircraft or the shape of the leg fairing. Are there any sources out there for new upper fairings. I only know of Fairings etc. As fast as the market grows there has to be another group out there making a better quality fairing.
Eric Kallio
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rv10builder(at)verizon.ne
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:43 pm Post subject: upper intersection fairings |
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I think most of the fiberglass parts I received fit your criteria. I
actually spent months getting the cowlings to be aligned. I needed to heat
it up and shape it. In all cases I went through layers of extra glass and
resin and assumed Vans sent a mold and the builder is left to make the final
fit. With the upper fairings I needed to put 2-3 layers of glass a some flox
and a whole lot of shaping.
I would (and I did) just cleco the fairings on the bottom skins and shape it
to your liking, it really doesn't take that make time doing it.
Pascal
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Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:16 PM
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Finishing up the wheel pants and fairings. The lower gear fairings fit
very well. After reinforcing them per the plans, and glassing them into
the pant as others have done, it is going very well. However, the upper
intersection fairings are garbage. They appear to have been pulled from
the mold too early as the edges are drooped a little and the whole part is
absolutely nowhere near matching the lines of the aircraft or the shape of
the leg fairing. Are there any sources out there for new upper fairings. I
only know of Fairings etc. As fast as the market grows there has to be
another group out there making a better quality fairing.
Eric Kallio
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=301361#301361
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Eric_Kallio
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:21 am Post subject: Re: upper intersection fairings |
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Thanks all. I will put some heat to them and try to shape them. If that doesn't work then I guess I will make my own.
Eric
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