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Jims RV-8
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Date:  4-29-2023
Number of Hours:  2.20
Manual Reference:  10-4
Brief Description:  Wheel Fairings #1

I still have much to do on the gear fairings, but I found myself staring at the sizeable egg-shaped wheel fairings. There is a jig that I can build to aid in alignment, and I already have the materials - so I was pondering the dimension to make the jig's base, but first, I need to find the centerline of the wheel fairing. This got me thinking about measuring, finding the center, and ensuring the fairing is facing straight ahead in level flight so as not to induce side load or additional drag. I found the center using the electronic level and marked it on the left, right, and front and rear wheel fairings. There was lots of head scratching in this session and many fine adjustments we made before I was confident in the center points, but some visual progress.
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