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Originally Posted by Uniform Romeo
Dear RV-4 pilots and builders,
I have few questions. I would like to change the spinner on my RV-4 and would like to put a longer one to streach the lines. What type of spinner would you recommand?
I'm also thinking of changing my old wheels fairings. Would fairings from an RV-8 (or other ) fit on the RV-4?
Also, I would like to change the little fairings/karman that are between the landing gear and the airframe. What would you recommand?
Thanks for your help.
Kind regards
Jm
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JM,
I can also highly recommend the
Catto CF spinner, perfect fit on my RV4 and very well made. Specify the diameter as the old vinylester cowls are smaller diameter.
www.cattoprops.com
As far as wheel pants go,
Van's pressure recovery pants are hard to beat and can handle grass or rough turf well and can accomodate 380x150x5 Aero Classics, also great for soft turf.
https://shop.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bi...ct=wheel-pants
For leg fairings the
Team Rocket fairings are stronger and never cracked in 1000 hours. Fairings Etc produces high quality intersection fairings utilized on all three of my RV's.
www.fairings-etc.com
Sam James pants are fine for pavement but there is very little space around the tire and mud clogs them up easily. I replaced them on my HR2 with the two mods listed above after several landings on my home strip destroyed them. Additionally their glass quality is nowhere near the product Vans produces IMHO.
My current RV6"X" sports a pair of Vans PR pants and they have proven themselves
excellente'.
V/R
Smokey
My former Harmon Rocket with Van's PR pants, 380x150x5 tires and Team Rocket/Fairings Etc fairings.