chan65 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) over a belly wash from a long cross country and a bunch of landings, i noticed landing fairings, the stationary pieces #30 on the illustration i attached , is this an easy to source replacement item? Not listed on Lasar, and I dont see any used ones, is it time to start mastering fiberglass repair? One screw hole is starting to show some weakness on the cowling. Looking for any experience with this , plane is 42 years old thanks MAN226 Illustrated Parts Manual landing fairings.pdf MAN226 llustrated Parts Manual.pdf Edited May 25, 2021 by chan65
A64Pilot Posted April 11, 2021 Report Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) Don’t have a clue what your talking about, your link is to the entire manual. But then I’m not real computer literate Maybe take a screen shot and post a picture of that? Edited April 11, 2021 by A64Pilot
carusoam Posted April 11, 2021 Report Posted April 11, 2021 Lost in translation..? That’s pretty funny... 800+ pages of parts manual. And a part name that doesn’t sound familiar... Landing (?) faring... Where part numbers are complex like phone numbers... #30 (?) Chan, how about a pic of what you are looking for? Anyone cleaning the panels of the plane’s undersides.... may have several panels or a one piece belly panel mod... either way... if you have worn holes in fiberglass panels... they are repairable... often at a local Corvette shop overseen by your mechanic... best regards, -a-
1980Mooney Posted April 12, 2021 Report Posted April 12, 2021 He is probably talking about landing gear fairings. Look at #30 - Right Hand and Left Hand Fairing on 32-11-00, Page 0, FIGURE 1 - MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ASSEMBLY (NONENCLOSED WHEELS) There are numerous threads on Mooneyspace about this: If anyone needs landing gear aft fairings ... - General Mooney Talk - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts Best way to repair landing gear fairings - Modern Mooney Discussion - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts Replacement parts available: Aft landing gear fairings - General Mooney Talk - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts 2
carusoam Posted April 12, 2021 Report Posted April 12, 2021 Nice work 1980! Sometimes it takes the whole community working together to figure things out... @chan65 stopped by earlier, I’ve sent another invite since there is so much more data to work with... Best regards, -a-
larrynimmo Posted April 12, 2021 Report Posted April 12, 2021 I will be ordering a set from this source 1 1
skykrawler Posted April 12, 2021 Report Posted April 12, 2021 @chan65 You should edit your post and remove those 16+ megabyte attachments. The menu to select edit from is under the ellipsis.
chan65 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Posted May 25, 2021 apologizes for linking the manual, Lasar had the parts in stock, apparently my spam filer was blocking Mooney Space notifications
chan65 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Posted May 25, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 11:09 PM, 1980Mooney said: He is probably talking about landing gear fairings. Look at #30 - Right Hand and Left Hand Fairing on 32-11-00, Page 0, FIGURE 1 - MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ASSEMBLY (NONENCLOSED WHEELS) There are numerous threads on Mooneyspace about this: If anyone needs landing gear aft fairings ... - General Mooney Talk - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts Best way to repair landing gear fairings - Modern Mooney Discussion - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts Replacement parts available: Aft landing gear fairings - General Mooney Talk - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts Yes that was the parts the fairing, thank you for your help, i sourced them from Lasar for about 500 1
N201MKTurbo Posted May 25, 2021 Report Posted May 25, 2021 I should build a vacuforming machine. $2 in material. Two hours to make a pattern.
PT20J Posted May 25, 2021 Report Posted May 25, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 3:04 AM, larrynimmo said: I will be ordering a set from this source Did you order these? How did they work out?
larrynimmo Posted May 25, 2021 Report Posted May 25, 2021 They didn’t come yet, but they never charged my charge card...I need to follow up today
bradp Posted May 25, 2021 Report Posted May 25, 2021 I’m hoping I can can start making the carbon OPP ones again soon. Got some stable childcare and my part of the hospital is pretty normal again. Problem is those guys are quite labor intensive for what I charge for them- and they are maybe too strong unless attention is taken to anti chafe. Vacuum forming would be awesome. It take a bit of effort to built the fixture and oven though.
PT20J Posted May 25, 2021 Report Posted May 25, 2021 8 hours ago, mike261 said: I have a couple of these repaired and primed if anyone is interested. ill get some pics tonight Mike How did you repair them?
PT20J Posted May 26, 2021 Report Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, mike261 said: stop drilled and fiberglass mesh and resin. it made them twice as heavy though, as they are very light. im not positive but i think also they started life flexible...these however are not anymore. Mike The originals do have some flex. I’m not sure what material they are molded from. It seems more pliable than ABS. I always assumed the material was chosen to have some “give” when the metal inner door closes over them, but that’s just conjecture. Even at that, they always seem to get damaged a bit at the “corners”. I spent some time with the plane on jacks reforming the doors to better match the fairing contour and then applied some 1/16” thick silicone tape to the door to cushion it. I was thinking that this might make a repair while retaining some flex if they aren’t too beat up. https://www.permatex.com/products/specialized-maintenance-repair/radiator-tank-repair/permatex-plastic-tank-repair-kit/?locale=en_us Skip
jetdriven Posted May 26, 2021 Report Posted May 26, 2021 The originals are made from urethane. Same stuff as car bumpers. 2
PT20J Posted May 26, 2021 Report Posted May 26, 2021 1 minute ago, jetdriven said: The originals are made from urethane. Same stuff as car bumpers. Ah, so perhaps automotive bumper repair products would be the stuff to use?
carusoam Posted May 26, 2021 Report Posted May 26, 2021 Let’s invite @GEE-BEE AEROPRODUCTS to the conversation... When it comes to forming plastic bits and pieces... he may have some insight... possibly a shallow-draw, thermo formed, polyurethane part.... Best regards, -a-
Beep Posted June 16, 2021 Report Posted June 16, 2021 You can get these fairings from Advantage Plastics in Alva, OK. It’s not in their catalog. You will have to call them. 1
carusoam Posted June 16, 2021 Report Posted June 16, 2021 Welcome aboard beep! Congrats on your first post… you’ve been here awhile. Best regards, -a-
Larry Posted June 16, 2021 Report Posted June 16, 2021 17 hours ago, Beep said: You can get these fairings from Advantage Plastics in Alva, OK. It’s not in their catalog. You will have to call them. I think you mean Vantage Plane Plastics in Alva, OK 2
larrynimmo Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 This is my new fairing… In static operation, there is no contact between the fairing and the inner door.
carusoam Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Nice! and the height above the ground sensor too! Nice pic. Best regards, -a-
Topseeder Posted July 4 Report Posted July 4 I’m looking for these fairings. Vantage Plastic Airplane Parts no longer carries them. I’m still waiting to hear back from LASAR. My left fairing was stopped drilled so many times that they finally disintegrated and departed the airplane.
PT20J Posted July 4 Report Posted July 4 I seem to recall that there was a company in Canada that was making them. Maybe someone else remembers the details. The problem with these fairings is that they get cracked because the gear doors are not shimmed properly. And the photo earlier in the thread showing a gap is not correct as that will create drag. The door should match the contour of the fairings and there should be some foam tape on the doors to cushion the contact points and seal the gap.
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