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03-11-2010, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Vancouver island, BC Canada
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Do I need a targa strip?
I realise that people make targa strips for more than one reason,but how many guys find they can get a good water seal without a targa?
I live on the wet coast and expect to fly on a fair number of rainy days.
I prefer the clean looks of no targa. Opinions?
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IO360 Whirlwind 200RV
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03-11-2010, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
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I've decided on no targa....at least for now. I can always add one later if needed.
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03-11-2010, 06:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 266
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What is not clean about that?
Martin Sutter
building and flying RV's since 1988
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03-11-2010, 07:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Nothing Martin....thats' beautiful.
Was it done in 'glass or metal?
Glenn Wilkinson
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03-11-2010, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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Targa Band
Jim, my six has a targa band and I wouldnt have it any other way. I've been test flying a very nicely built 9A with out a targa band. I get a loud wind noise, almost a whistle on his while mine is very quiet at considerably faster speeds. Also a targa band on a tail wheel lets the water run right off. Steve "The Builders Coach"
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03-11-2010, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,027
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No targa strip works ok but you will have a high freq. air whistle noise at high speed with out one. The 6A I rebuilt still has none but I will be doing one as soon as spring is here.
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Hubbard, Oregon
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03-11-2010, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bennington, Vermont USA
Posts: 1,301
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RV-6 Tip-up and no Targa strip needed.
Jim Sharkey
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03-11-2010, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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After doing the lay-up and installation of the targa on my tipper -7, I found that the seal was tight enough to cause a whistle on the front edge of the tipper which I hadn't had before. After tracking down that one, I find cockpit is remarkably draft free with minimal wind noise leaking through. Additionally, even with the annual Oshkosh deluge, I had no water leakage into the cockpit. One minor detail, use good quality structural glue! Somewhere in Oregon there's a farmer wondering about this strange fiberglass part that fell from the sky (I like my 2nd targa much better)!  |
03-11-2010, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Glenn,
That is a four ply lay-up done in place. The side of the frame is covered with a single ply to hide the screws and rivets giving the canopy that seamless look. Like others have pointed out it eliminates wind noise and ther are no drafts in the cockpit.
Martin Sutter
building and flying RV's since 1988
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03-11-2010, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mahomet, Illinois
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Not going with a targa strip... yet
Admittedly I'm not flying yet, but my tip-up fits like the door of a bank vault. So I'm not fab'ing a targa strip now, figgerin' I can always add one later.
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RV-9A Tip-up; IO-320 D2A
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