Moose/Rebel Strut Farings

[Bob Patterson]

Hi Don !

I've done the same on the Rebel - works great ! The
(~ .025) Lexan is easy to cut cold, with snips, or saw, or
Dremel tool, or ... ;-) :-) The ease of working, plus
the ability to see bolts for preflight makes this a great
idea ! You can put an extra fold at the back to get
the rivet heads inside for cleaner look. I use fabric
rivets, hoping the larger head will spread the load a bit
and make a better joint.

Have also done full size fairings in Lexan - didn't
work as well, as crazing developed from flexing. Should have
used thicker Lexan, I guess !

.....bobp

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At 04:08 PM 1/18/04 -0800, you wrote:

Hi Don,
I made the fairings out of clear lexan. Brian G. at MAM suggested it. The
fairing stop at the bolts. Originally my plan was to paint them on the
inside so they would have the gloss lexan on the outside, but leaving them
clear lets me preflight them with a glance.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: <RJBWoodman@aol.com>
To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: Moose Strut Farings

Hi all, I have cut out the Murphy supplied paper patterns for the strut
farings. Before cutting the 025 stock to shape i thought I'd ask how these

have

fit for anyone who has made these. Should i make them oversize and fit or

do the

patterns fit fairly well with minimal material removal to get a nice

clean

fit to the wing bottom and fuselage. Thanks in advance for any comments.
Moose 130
Randy Bowers and Don Boardman
Rome,NY

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