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06-03-2009, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fl
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Anyone know this Plane?
Found this beautiful example of experimental ingenuity at it's best at SnF this year. I'd like to talk to the builder and see if I can use this technique instead of Van's fairings. Does anyone know the builder or if you are the builder and see this posting, please reply with contact information.
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06-03-2009, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Peachtree City, Ga
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FROM THE FAA WEBSITE
OWNER
HERRIFORD RICHARD R
Street PO BOX 10
City GARDINER State MONTANA Zip Code 59030-0010
County PARK
Country UNITED STATES
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BUILT BY:
Serial Number 80191 Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name BOEPPLE BARRY Certificate Issue Date 08/19/2002
Model VANS RV-8 Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine
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06-03-2009, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Is the fairing aluminum? There was an article in the RVator quite a while ago that described how to make the fairing from sheet aluminum; it's also in "27 years of the RVator" as well.
The plane sure looks neat!
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06-03-2009, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: central oregon
Posts: 1,089
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you can look up most info from the federal database.
try this search:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...8&cmndfind.y=9
looks like this is his info:
HERRIFORD RICHARD R
Street PO BOX 10
City GARDINER State MONTANA Zip Code 59030-0010
County PARK
Country UNITED STATES
mail him a letter, and good luck!
edit- vern beat me to it, that's what happens when i'm doing chores and surfing the internet at the same time. anyway, the federal database is pretty open to anyone with a computer for future reference.
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06-04-2009, 05:11 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 10
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I like the looks of that better than the fiberglass fairing. Would there be any aerodynamic advantage?
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06-04-2009, 05:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 1,627
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I'll keep my fairing, thanks.
I'm no aeronautical engineer, but it looks like this would invite more interference drag than the smooth intersection provided by Van's fairing. Any input from all you engineers?
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06-04-2009, 05:35 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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What Ron said...
It just seems too angular to provide smooth air flow.
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06-04-2009, 06:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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This is my preferred solution:
  
No need to mess with wrapping the fiberglass faring around elevators.
(FYI - If you get a virus warning, no need to send me a note. The site had been hacked two weeks ago and was secured and cleaned the next day. It takes Google and the others some time to rescan suspected sites and give them a clean bill of health.)
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Last edited by N941WR : 06-04-2009 at 08:21 AM.
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