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Re: Europa-List: Speed fairings - XS Mono

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Speed fairings - XS Mono
From: Jim Brown <acrojim@cfl.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 19:36:10

Paul

We have the XS mono wheel with a 914. After installing the speed fairings we 
picked
up 2 or 3 knots at best.

I thank that maby the tri -gear may show more improvement than the mono-wheel

What about it, tri gear owners??????????

Jim Brown
N398JB

Alan Stewart wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I tried to measure the cruise speed improvement in my 912 Classic
> monowheel as accurately as possible, after fitting of the outrigger and
> tail wheel fairings.
>
> I made several runs on a triangular course, at different power settings,
> and worked out TAS by trigonometry. My measured speed improvement was
> certainly less than 5 knots.
>
> Alan
>
> <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Has anyone made any before and after easements on what the speed
> fairings add to the top speed on the XS Mono's ?
>
> Thanks,  Paul
>
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