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captainron1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:05 am Post subject: Strut Fairings

Some while ago a member posted a video connection to some Brit experimenting with faired and unfaired flying wires the difference in his tests were just as amazing. 

I don't remember the link but its well worth looking it up in the archives again. Elliptical or Tear drop is way more aerodynamic than round.



Ron (at) KFHU



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---- FIRESTARII <CCMFarms(at)aol.com> wrote: 



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  [Shocked]   WOW Guys and Gals!  When I purchased my FSII it came with two sets of wing struts,  one with fairings and one without.  The struts with the fairings were off a FS that went into the intra coastal water ways, thus salt water.  I was very leery of that so I was not comfortable using them so I have been flying with the non-faired struts.  I was however curious as to what impact they would actually have.  So I removed the fairings from the struts and installed them on the ones I have been flying with.  I just landed after an hour and a half flight with them installed and WOW is all I can say!  Very much to my surprise they made an ENORMOUS difference!  The airplane was way smoother cruised a good 10 MPH indicated better.  The biggest surprise was in glide,  best glide, best as I can figure based purely on feel is about 45-48 indicated.  The difference was astonishing, at lest to me!  In a totally non scientific, seat of the pants, guess, I bet it was 30% farther.!

 

   Now mind you I am guessing here but to not only see, but feel a difference so significant just amazed me.  I'll never fly with out them again!   Cruise speed to jumped a good 10MPH at 5500 and the airplane just "Felt" smoother to me.  WOW!  Any way I just thought I would let every body know what a difference it made on my airplane and highly recommend them to any one not currently using them!  Let me know if you guys have seen such a difference and what else you can recommend to further improve my FSII. Fly safe and have fun every body!



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Low and Slow FireStar II





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captainron1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:08 am Post subject: Strut Fairings

Thanks Dennis No sooner I post my reply and you give the link. 



GMTA   

Ron (at) KFHU



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---- Dennis Thate <retroman(at)frontier.com> wrote: 



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftq8jTQ8ANE



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