G-EMIN 83 wrote
>The fabrication of wing root fairings is tedious done the factory way.
>Lengths of plastic guttering are available for a few pounds from DIY
>stores. The smallest (UK) is almost a semicircle of about 3.5" dia. and
>cut down the middle gives two 90 deg. sections which are readily bent to
>conform to the wing profile to within a couple of inches of the leading
>edge. The surface is perfectly smooth so you can either use them as
>moulds instead of profiling foam for bid roots, or even simpler, bond
>them to the surface directly as roots in their own right.
>
I believe Graham Singleton makes root fairings for those with even less
desire to get into the plumbing business.
Tony
Europa #272
Building workshop and waiting for my ship to get in!
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Tony S Krzyzewski Kaon Technologies Ltd
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Date: 12/03/96 Auckland, New Zealand
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