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Date:  10-26-2015
Number of Hours:  5.00
Manual Reference:  No Ref
Brief Description:  Winglet/Wing fairing1

This fairing is my design. Oil flow photos on my flying plane suggest this wing/winglet intersection is good but at the trailing edge the high pressure air from under the wing separates the flow on the rudder up about a foot. So I'm just putting in a simple fence to prevent this separation.

I'd previously made some 3 ply BID for this fairing and cut it slightly oversized but to shape. Using the hot glue and some sticks I secured the fairing in place from the bottom as you see in pic two. I have set it in line with the airflow and about 0.3" below the rudder cutout so I can get a nice transition.

I lined the join with flox and layed up 1.5" wide tapes with the foil method on the top side. These will add a little extra strength to the fairing which I am mindful of needing some thickness in that position for ground handling and when cleaning the winglet. I've peel plyed the joins and will do the underside after cure...and a bit of a clean up.
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Cardboard test shape

Cardboard test shape

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Hot glue positioning

Hot glue positioning

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Upper tapes in place

Upper tapes in place

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