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AlphaCharlieBravo

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Whats the best way to deal with this 1/8” gap between leading edge and fairing? Just on the right side.
Used a heat gun and have it all trimmed up and looks great except for this little area.
Just want to build a little hook to capture the fairing.
Thanks guys
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Like this?
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Easiest is trim, scarf & layup right on the airplane.
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Bottom trim was done separate then the parts scarfed, assembled & cut.
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I have more pictures on my blog.
 
Thanks Larry
So sand away the inner portion of the current fairing scarfing a piece onto that while on plane. I figured as much. Your pics are helpful. Thanks.
Arnie
 
AlphaCharlieBravo said:
Thanks Larry
So sand away the inner portion of the current fairing scarfing a piece onto that while on plane. I figured as much. Your pics are helpful. Thanks.
Arnie
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Another option after the scarf and cuts...
Protect the fuse with tape.
Lay down fillets of flox with a plastic piping bag.
Install the fairing.
Cure.
 
Just a follow up to my tail fairing. Scarfed in 3 layers of 9oz on the bottom and 3 layers 9oz on top. Ill take a follow up pic after lower fairing mounted and finished out.
Thanks Larry for the earlier pics.
The rest of it fits as close as I could imagine.
 

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AlphaCharlieBravo said:
Just a follow up to my tail fairing. Scarfed in 3 layers of 9oz on the bottom and 3 layers 9oz on top. Ill take a follow up pic after lower fairing mounted and finished out.
Thanks Larry for the earlier pics.
The rest of it fits as close as I could imagine.
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Something to consider...
When the fairing is finished, I have a bit of difficulty putting it on or removing it.
Those little ears look cool and hold it great forward around the HS, but the ears aft have to be spread apart to clear the elevators and slide forward enough to clear. Someone else had a neat fix, but I don't remember who it was.
 
I did the wrap around tail fairing on most of the RV’s I’ve built and to make it easy to remove it, I had to modify the back end because of interference with the trailing end of the HS. I just cut off the bottom portion of the aft part of the fairing. I still attach that piece as per plans, but it connects to the main upper portion of the fairing with a clevis arrangement. The two parts just slip together and stay there, held in position by the screws that hold them to the empennage. Pictures will explain. My fairing is held on the airplane with just three screws on each side. I think it would stay there in flight with only one screw on each side at the aft end of the fairing. That aft lower piece that was cut off pretty much stays there permanently. No need to ever take it off.
 

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Wow Scott.
That looks really nice. I loved the way you faired in the leading edge at the root. Currently I have to do like what was mentioned above , twist the ears to get the front to separate. Thanks for posting the pics.
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Steve Barnes said:
Fairings-Etc has empennage fairings for the 4,6,7,8,9 and the lower fairings are included. They fit quite well and wrap around the leading edge to for a secure fit.

Steve
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I have a new, unused fairings-etc fairing for rv7 I'll let you have for 1/3 new price plus shipping. I need to clean out my shop.
 
Start over from scratch and build your own. My boughten fairing is collecting dust in a corner somewhere. Built my current one from scratch and would do it again on the next one without question. New one Fits perfectly. You will probably be time and money ahead in the long run.
 
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