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I figured I would share this.
I play with CAD in my day job so this stuff interests me. I bought a 3d printer and started learning a new CAD program to build "stuff". It is a learning curve to say the least, but I'm getting there.
On our CH650 I have never liked the solution we had for brake lines so I set out to fix it.
Here is what I came up with. The little fairing traps the brake line and then cleans up the gear aerodynamically. It is an "experimental prototype" but I got them mounted yesterday. It was a bit of a fight getting the brake lines in the channel, but it seems to have worked. I just used a greenhouse plastic tape to put them on. I made the straight extensions long and then made to size with a chop saw.
The plastic is the basic PLA and it may break or whatever but I don't care. First try and proof of concept and all.
I'm sure we will gain 20 knots! ;)
I'm not interested in printing or selling them, btw, but would be happy to share the files.
James
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looks great !
Great idea. I can't believe how clean the underside of your plane is!
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