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Upper and lower gear leg fairings

uk_figs

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Installed the gear leg fairings on my -7 today (not yet aligned properly) and wondered how people secure the upper and lower fairings to the fuselage and wheel pants respectively. I assume you have to allow some flex as the gear changes position from in-flight to on-ground.
Photos would be appreciated also
 
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I asked a similar question not too long ago..
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=37765

I had 5 screws each for the upper fairing, and the lower fairing is just bonded to the pants with flox and resin. Don't you just love all the dust and mess that comes with this stage of building?
 
I riveted and bonded the fairings to the wheel pants (buried the rivets in the fiberglass) and used just two screws in each upper fairing, one in front and one in the rear. Both were set along the bottom of the fuselage with nutplates on the inside. # 8 screws and tinerman washers.

Roberta
 
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