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Builder:
  Peter McBain
Location:
  Mount Gambier, SA - Australia
Aircraft:
  RV-9A
Total Build Hours:
  2290
Web Site:
  http://www.mykitlog.com/PeterMac/

Date:  05-11-2025
Number of Hours:  30.00
Short Description:  Main Gear Fairings

Amongst learning to fly Miss Tango, I have also been chipping away on the main gear fairings over the past few months. This is quite a time consuming job, but the two main gear legs and wheels are now done.

Test flying with the nose gear leg and wheel still to be done has revealed a significant speed increase due to the reduced drag. At 75% power, 5,000' AMSL, I now get 145KTAS at 30L/hr. Full power at this same altitude results in 157KTAS at 36L/hr.

I'm hopeful of another 5KTAS increase when the nose gear fairing is done. That would put me at 150KTAS economy cruise. Wow!















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