X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:55:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.227] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2343055 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:53:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.82.227; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i27so518607wxd for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:53:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=a0QPUBPNqljIdHVhKYTg25QZMYjJ0coJIVqTmlFuy5E=; b=nDSZuAzsPj9iNThSB/mTm2OezWRQ6jNcRnALikkBDo7rTgIflhdqyBqKAfcJID++7rdBWSR2NkIfpXSMayei9DFWUYN6On8xkxYoglwgP7Qc9vggyu8UtJ18I6jXut/ZqiHQQ8VU7NZnWObjlNWaSF7scKD7+t6FgDuKeNZASes= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Bt6b74oN7NawSDaSNsqrEi4AINOzMUPXoZVj4cI2c+i+ffLRdvBOHgkD0SsilammOBN7W9KhLAfLj7OSY3P069gk63aFSQvs4NWOFR6mwTHllpyQGFHgLHrIlGph1CL+gBXcurrOTID+Tmhq4f6QwkhWDfsO2cgv/qNvYXbmn9Q= Received: by 10.90.80.8 with SMTP id d8mr2151452agb.1190339596016; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:53:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.35.16 with HTTP; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:53:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <5cf132c0709201853k5869e241y94b538e3b5389e7a@mail.gmail.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:53:15 -0500 From: "Mark Steitle" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] FW: Lancair ES Wing Fairings Fitting In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_22666_3563903.1190339596010" References: ------=_Part_22666_3563903.1190339596010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Tom, Yes, a 1/8" gap seemed too much to me too. I installed mine so the fairing almost touching the skin, then used sandpaper between the two to end up wit= h about a 1/32 - 1/16" gap. Takes some time, but looks pretty nice. Mark S. On 9/20/07, Tom Wallace wrote: > > > > Hello Group, > > > > I am just starting to install the wing fairings and find the manual (mine > is 1999 vintage) a little confusing. Seems like the manual directs you t= o > end up with a 1/8" gap between the fairing and the wing skins. I can't f= ind > any reference to filling this gap later. Seems to me that I've never see= n a > plane with a 1/8" gap between the wing skin and fairing. I was thinking > that maybe the wing skin should slide into the fairing =BC - =BD " howeve= r that > type fit would probably abrade the paint on the wing area=85????? Hope > someone can give me some guidance that's been here already. > > > > Any help on fitting the fairings to the wing skin would be greatly > appreciated. > > > > Blue skies, > > > > > > > > Tom Wallace > > tlwcfii@yahoo.com > > > ------=_Part_22666_3563903.1190339596010 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Tom,
Yes, a 1/8" gap seemed too much to me too.  I installed mine= so the fairing almost touching the skin, then used sandpaper between the t= wo to end up with about a 1/32 - 1/16" gap.  Takes some time, but= looks pretty nice. =20
 
Mark S.

 
On 9/20/07, = Tom Wallace <tlwcfii@yahoo.com<= /a>> wrote:

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