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Regarding the stresses on the gear fairing, I installed a small inspection plate over the gear leg bolt. My bolt is entirely inside the fiberglass. No stress there. Works fine. Only problem I had was in following the construction method that called for an epoxy joint only on the rear seam. Mine cracked and in the repair I installed a two- bid over the seam before finishing. Been great ever since. My $.02.

Jim Scales

98AF

>From: "Skip Slater"

>Reply-To: "Lancair Mailing List"

>To: "Lancair Mailing List"

>Subject: [LML] Re: ES landing gear fairings

>Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 23:26:28 -0400

>Regarding the weight of the ES main gear fairings,

> I too was concerned with the stresses they'd take, particularly at the

>point where the bolt goes through the side to the axle. We bonded in a

>heavy washer to the area and reinforced it with several layers of carbon to

>beef it up and hopefully prevent cracking.

> Skip Slater

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