Wing strut fairings - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T11:26:31Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/wing-strut-fairings?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A834772&feed=yes&xn_auth=noVery crafty!! This is on my…tag:zenith.aero,2021-05-06:2606393:Comment:8347722021-05-06T01:29:01.547ZDavid J. Beaulieuhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DavidJBeaulieu
<p>Very crafty!! This is on my list of things to learn how to do... nicely done!</p>
<p>Very crafty!! This is on my list of things to learn how to do... nicely done!</p> I ended up doing a straight f…tag:zenith.aero,2021-05-05:2606393:Comment:8345322021-05-05T22:14:15.927ZDaniel Niendorffhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DanielNiendorff
<p>I ended up doing a straight female mold and vacuum bag setup. I made the male molds, but the offset ended up wrong. So rather than remake them, I blocked the ends and did a regular setup which worked fine in this case.....…</p>
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<p>I ended up doing a straight female mold and vacuum bag setup. I made the male molds, but the offset ended up wrong. So rather than remake them, I blocked the ends and did a regular setup which worked fine in this case.....</p>
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Got them painted today......tag:zenith.aero,2021-05-05:2606393:Comment:8345312021-05-05T22:01:13.236ZDaniel Niendorffhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DanielNiendorff
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<p>Got them painted today......</p>
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<p>Got them painted today......</p> I’m sure that the ASI will he…tag:zenith.aero,2021-03-19:2606393:Comment:8293192021-03-19T18:30:17.724ZDaniel Niendorffhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DanielNiendorff
<p>I’m sure that the ASI will hesitate to budge at all. For me this is an extension of a strut fairing install; my 801 has round tube struts. The strut fairings will make a difference on this one. I’m doing the junction fairing somewhat for aesthetic reasons. A little bit in the hopes of a hint more airspeed. Somewhat because it’s a handy project to build composite skills. But mostly just for fun. I’ll follow up with some pictures of how they turn out when I finish them.</p>
<p>I’m sure that the ASI will hesitate to budge at all. For me this is an extension of a strut fairing install; my 801 has round tube struts. The strut fairings will make a difference on this one. I’m doing the junction fairing somewhat for aesthetic reasons. A little bit in the hopes of a hint more airspeed. Somewhat because it’s a handy project to build composite skills. But mostly just for fun. I’ll follow up with some pictures of how they turn out when I finish them.</p> The strut/wing and strut/fuse…tag:zenith.aero,2021-03-19:2606393:Comment:8293922021-03-19T17:18:19.377ZNorm Neulshttps://zenith.aero/profile/NormNeuls
<p>The strut/wing and strut/fuselage ends could sure use some fairings if for no other reason than aesthetic On the 750 STOL you'll never see a difference in the airspeed indicator. I'll be interested to follow your progress. .</p>
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<p>The strut/wing and strut/fuselage ends could sure use some fairings if for no other reason than aesthetic On the 750 STOL you'll never see a difference in the airspeed indicator. I'll be interested to follow your progress. .</p>
<p></p> I got to that method mostly b…tag:zenith.aero,2021-03-19:2606393:Comment:8293152021-03-19T17:06:32.796ZDaniel Niendorffhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DanielNiendorff
<p>I got to that method mostly by experimenting with other methods that did not produce good results for me. To produce a nicely finished piece, the female mold is the important side - it produces the finish. But for the female mold to do it’s job, an even pressure must be applied over the entire female mold surface. For a more “open” mold vacuum bagging has worked really well for me, but I think it would be pretty tough to vacuum bag a mold that was open on two end. It’s like trying to…</p>
<p>I got to that method mostly by experimenting with other methods that did not produce good results for me. To produce a nicely finished piece, the female mold is the important side - it produces the finish. But for the female mold to do it’s job, an even pressure must be applied over the entire female mold surface. For a more “open” mold vacuum bagging has worked really well for me, but I think it would be pretty tough to vacuum bag a mold that was open on two end. It’s like trying to vacuum bag the inside of a donut hole. One could close one end and then cut it off later, but that would make some difficult angles also that might be hard to work with. The male mold applies perfectly even pressure and makes a good finish on both sides of the part. And it is pretty easy to make once the part is designed in Solidworks. So instead of vacuum bagging this one, I just put the male and female molds in a press and squeeze. I’ve had really good luck with this method.</p> Dan, the purpose of a male an…tag:zenith.aero,2021-03-19:2606393:Comment:8292462021-03-19T16:35:32.258ZDavid J. Beaulieuhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DavidJBeaulieu
<p>Dan, the purpose of a male and female mold?</p>
<p>Dan, the purpose of a male and female mold?</p>