Anderson Ed wrote:

Jim,

Looks fine to me with my unpainted bird.  Noticed that you don't have
fairings on you gear legs.  I read in RVAtor that the absence of gear
leg fairings would knock approx 8-10 mph off your top speed.  So once
you  get it faired, your bird is going to go even faster.  Last I recall
was you are getting 183 mph TAS.  My top is still around 181 with
fairings.

 just out of curosity, where is your C.G. at empty weight.  Mine is
right at the forward limit 68.4 (I think - don't have my W&B with me) at
1170 lbs.  Since your engine is apparently 2 1/2 inches further forward
than mine but looks like you have a lighter weight FWF, I was wondering
how the W&B worked out.

Ed

I highly recommend Tracy Saylor's laminar flow gear leg fairings. 
For a little extra reduction in drag use dirty 
oil on them and align them with the slip stream from the prop. 
Oil on both sides will indicate laminar flow when you get them right.

In other words don't install them
permanently until you have some test flights to check the 
proper orientation.

Paul Lamar
 
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