Hi, I'm David Mack. In 2006, I decided to build my own Van's Aircraft RV-7 200+ mph two seat homebuilt aluminum airplane and this is a log of the experience.

Sunday March 9, 2025
Joining Lower Intersection Fairings to Wheel Pants Part 2 (Landing Gear)
2.0 Hours

Today I spent a long time sanding both wheel pants around the joint to the lower intersection fairing. I think the fit here will be nice.

Then I cut the intersection fairings in half so the wheel pants could still separate.

Then I installed the left pants on the plane to see how it works. The outboard side of the intersection fairings are very nice. Pressure keeps them pressed against the gear leg fairing. I probably wouldn't need to do any overlap here, but I still might.

The fit on the inboard side is kind of crappy. I will probably cut some of this off the intersection fairing and do another lay-up, along with some sort of overlap.

I also need to do a bunch of filling around the joint line as well as fill in the old screw holes.

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