Date:	6-22-2013
Number of Hours:	2.00
Brief Description:	Gear Leg Fairing Hose Clamp Attach
The gear leg fairings are held to the gear leg via hose clamp. To do so, you need to cut some notches in the fairing, vreating a "finger" for the hose clamp to grasp, holding it to the gear leg. It is obvious that this remainging finger is not very robust and would likely break. So, I fabricated some "T" shaped aluminum reinforcing plates. The leg on the T matches the finger. I mixed up some epoxy and and bonded the reingforcing plate to the fiberglass, followed by a couple rivets, off to the sides. Now the hose clamp will be grabbing a piece of fiberglass that is backed up by this aluminum plate. (the gear fairings are also held in place by the upper and lower transition fairings)