Hi Ross,
I have one that I purchases "way back when" from Kim That I probably will
not use. I don't recall how much I paid for it, but you are welcome to it
for the cost of postage and packaging.
Paul
On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 5:53 PM, aporue <hyndman@eol.co.nz> wrote:
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> Hi All,
>
> I am currently building a Mono Wheel Classic fitted with a Rotax 914 and
> would like to fit a fairing to the main Wheel. I have read several posts
> relating to this subject but as yet to see the fairing made by Kim Prout?
> which I believe is fitted to Bob Jacobsons' and Cliff Shaws' aircraft. If
> any members have photos of the fairing I would appreciate it if you could
> post them or email me direct.
>
> My idea so far would be to have a fairing in front of the wheel that
> covers the hole below he undercarriage leg and part of the wheel when
> retracted. The rear of the wheel is also easy, as a fairing could be
> attached to the fuse. The centre part, if it is to cover the wheel, needs
> some kind of moving cover and this is where it gets tricky. The moving
> part needs to open and close with some kind of mechanism, preferably by
> operating the current undercarriage lever, be able to withstand the
> pressure of the airflow when open and in a yawing manouver, and able to
> cope with mad splatter and still close when retracted. It could be built
> as suggested, with 2 to 3 plies of Bid so it would collapse if a gear up
> landing were made. I am currently modifying the engine cowl ( along the
> lines of Fred Kliens' idea) and have done away with the current large
> opening to exit the hot engine airflow. I hope this alteration will allow a
> main wheel fairing to reduce overall drag without too !
> much of a weight penalty. My gear leg retracts more than most with the
> proposed second uplock, which will leave the wheel rim level with the fuse
> bottom.
>
> Any ideas or photos would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Regards Ross[list][b]
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=470744#470744
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