Data wanted on wheel pants drag reduction

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

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

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
ff 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