Date: Monday, May 26 2008 02:51 am From: Robert C Harrison To: europa-list@matronics.com Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com Subject: RE: Europa-List: A special request Attachment: Part 1: noname (TEXT/PLAIN 7bit 3037 bytes) --> Europa-List message posted by: "Robert C Harrison" Hi! Fred. You need to take care to allow for wing deflection with your fillet fairing and can easily finish up with it too tight making it difficult to assemble the wings and causing fretting on the fuselage sies. Too loose and you finish up with gaps. Your shapes look good. However take a look at my "rendition" at ......http://www.crix.org.uk Of course I don't know what contribution to drag reduction it makes but I believe it saves air run off the flap inboard end with flaps deployed to a degree and it blocks off the flap actuating tube slot. Regards Bob H G-PTAG -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Fred Klein Sent: 25 May 2008 23:25 To: europa-list@matronics.com Subject: Europa-List: A special request If anyone has an XS monowheel sitting on a factory-supplied trailer with wings stowed for travel, a yardstick and measuring tape, and a bit of spare time, I have a request. Could you please: 1. Establish a waterline at the bottom door sill, extending aft from the rear edge of the door about 18 inches. 2. Measure down 10". 3. Record the distance from the side of the fuselage at that point out to the surface of the wing. In the interest of drag reduction, I've been working on a fuselage/wing fillet which mates w/ the standard XS wing fairing just forward of the spar. Of necessity, a portion of this fillet will be attached to the wing, a portion to the flap, and a portion to the fuselage. I am trying to establish the location of the joints, and the extent to which the portion attached to the fuselage can extend beyond the surface of the fuselage without impacting the wing when trailering is the big unknown. A few pixs below explain the general form this fillet is taking Your assistance would be much appreciated. Fred A194 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _-============================================================ _-= - The Europa-List Email Forum - _-= Use the Matronics List Features Navigator to browse _-= the many List utilities such as List Un/Subscription, _-= Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, _-= Photoshare, and much much more: _-= --> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List _-============================================================ _-= - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - _-= Same great content also available via the Web Forums! _-= --> http://forums.matronics.com _-============================================================ _-= - List Contribution Web Site - _-= Thank you for your generous support! _-= -Matt Dralle, List Admin. _-= --> http://www.matronics.com/contribution _-============================================================