Glen, Linda,
The fairing fits early and later style Ercoupes, regardless of type of fork used. There are two different styles gear fairing. One for the early steel scissors, one for the later forged aluminum gears. The idea was to streamline the nose gear strut that extends pretty far just inches away from propeller arc. The air pressure here is much higher than on any other in-flight location. Plus have in mind that the first flight of the Ercoupe was in 1937, a time where streamline design was implemented everywhere in the states. The beauty of our Ercoupes is a reflection of that time period. The nose gear fairing should not be combined with the snubber cable. Either way this or that. Hartmut To: [email protected]; [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 08:19:20 -0400 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: What's behind the nosewheel? Linda The part you are referring to is the nose gear fairing, not to be confused with the nose wheel fairing. It was on the early Coupes when they left the factory. During flight, the nose wheel strut extends down due to gravity. When that happens, the fairing changes position from horizontal (while the plane is on the ground) to vertical. It is directly behind the chrome tube, the piece that you only see a couple of inches of when on the ground but appears several inches longer when the nosewheel is off the ground. Anyway, this fairing is for aerodynamics. As the air gets disturbed as it is forced around the strut, the fairing was designed to minimize this disturbance. I have only seen it on the original single forks, not the dual forks. Additionally, I believe it only fits on the original scissors, not the later model scissors. Hope that helps. Maybe someone else can explain it better or add further info. Glen -------------------------------------------------- From: "Linda Abrams" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:37 AM To: "Glen Davis" <[email protected]> Subject: What's behind the nosewheel? > Hi Glen, > > In the photos of 05H, there's a part I don't recognize behind the > nose wheel; it looks sorta like a gutter downspout. What is it, please? > > Thanks - > > Linda > > Glen Glen Davis 917 297 1111 www.ishootpictures.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009
