Data wanted on wheel pants drag reduction

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Where can I get data on how much wheel pants might help drag reduction. I fly
a pretty slow plane, and I'm not sure it would be worth the effort.
thanks,
tom pettit

[Stealth Pilot]

On Sat, 21 May 2005 01:16:48 GMT, wrote:

>Where can I get data on how much wheel pants might help drag reduction. I fly
>a pretty slow plane, and I'm not sure it would be worth the effort.
>thanks,
>tom pettit

in a W8 Tailwind I cruise at 108knots with fairings and wheel pants
off and 114knots with them on.
my wheel pants are a pretty good shape but the leg fairings are
turbulent beyond the high point.

Stealth Pilot

[Stealth Pilot]

On Sat, 21 May 2005 08:01:52 -0700, Richard Riley
> wrote:

>On Sat, 21 May 2005 21:12:17 +0800, Stealth Pilot
> wrote:
>
>:On Sat, 21 May 2005 01:16:48 GMT, wrote:
>:
>:>Where can I get data on how much wheel pants might help drag reduction. I fly
>:>a pretty slow plane, and I'm not sure it would be worth the effort.
>:>thanks,
>:>tom pettit
>:
>:in a W8 Tailwind I cruise at 108knots with fairings and wheel pants
>:off and 114knots with them on.
>:my wheel pants are a pretty good shape but the leg fairings are
>:turbulent beyond the high point.
>
>And generally speaking, fairings on legs do about as much - or a
>little more - drag reduction than the wheel pants themselves.

my thoughts as well. I'd expect about 5 - 6 knots for the wheels and
maybe the same again for the fairings at cruise.

polishing the dags off the prop then painting and balancing it won me
4 knots. pitch and dia havent changed.
Stealth Pilot