[pierre smith]

Last night our bodyman/friend suggested building a small 'ramp' in front of the tail fairing so that "the air don't run into it" and we agreed. Here is the final result.......neat looking, http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/906/tailfairing4ku.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

 

[pierre smith]

??????????????

[/URL][/IMG]

What am I doing wrong, Doug?

 

[rv8ch]

Ramp

I can't quite tell from the pic what you did. Did you build up a bit on the aluminum part of the fuselage to provide a smooth transition to the fiberglass fairing?

 

[pierre smith]

Fairing

Yes, we did,
although it doesn't show very well in the photo. We masked the fairing down to the aluminum skin and laid green bondo for about 3 inches forward and cleaned a groove between the fairing and the bondo in order to be able to remove the fairing later,

 

[rv8ch]

Smooth

It is very hard to tell, which of course is good. Very smooth transition. It's gotta be good for a knot or two!

 

[Bob Martin]

I see it now

I can see it very well, now that I know what to look for!!
Good Job......
I would think it was good for 3 knots at least

 

[RV_7A]

I simply beveled the front edge of the glass on mine. 6 vs half dozen I guess. The fairing on mine sat pretty flush.