Mark Spedding - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

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Date: 3-22-2023
Number of Hours: 6.50
Manual Reference: 24-03
Brief Description: Strake/MLG fairings, NACA lip

Finished foam prep. Faired the shape for the main landing gear upper fairing bottoms with cardboard and modelling clay. Taped result. Dry micro in the divots and low spots, then slurry all the exposed foam. 4 x BID over the NACA lip overlapping 1" onto the bottom and covering the lower cowling flange. 3 x BID over the MLG fairing form, overlapping 1" onto the upper half forward. 2 x BID over the Strake fairings, overlapping 1" on surrounding surfaces

MLG form for fairing

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