Flying Scotsman
Well Known Member
Anybody use one of those LASER line generator things for aligning the gear leg fairings? I have one that came in really handy for the wheel pants, and here's my thinking:
Drop a plumb bob from somewhere around the mid-point of the gear leg, measure X from airplane centerline to plumb bob, and measure height Y at that point;
Go waaaaay back by the tail and measure out from centerline X, put LASER device on a tripod, set LASER beam at height Y;
Rotate LASER beam with nifty built-in line generator rotator thingie so that line is "scribed" by LASER onto the rear of the gear leg from top to bottom (this should be the exact trailing edge of the gear leg);
Slip gear leg fairing over gear leg, align trailing edge with LASER (fairing has already been trimmed to length and hinges installed); clamp in place; install intersection fairings to hold in that position, etc.
Will that work? Anybody done this?
TIA!
Steve
Drop a plumb bob from somewhere around the mid-point of the gear leg, measure X from airplane centerline to plumb bob, and measure height Y at that point;
Go waaaaay back by the tail and measure out from centerline X, put LASER device on a tripod, set LASER beam at height Y;
Rotate LASER beam with nifty built-in line generator rotator thingie so that line is "scribed" by LASER onto the rear of the gear leg from top to bottom (this should be the exact trailing edge of the gear leg);
Slip gear leg fairing over gear leg, align trailing edge with LASER (fairing has already been trimmed to length and hinges installed); clamp in place; install intersection fairings to hold in that position, etc.
Will that work? Anybody done this?
TIA!
Steve