Jury strut fairings

[SSFoxBuilder]

They sell them in 5 ft pieces for $33.96, so I ordered one to see how it'll work with the horizontal stabilizer supports.

They are designed for 1/2 inch tubing, but their customer support believes it'll work up to 3/4 inch.

[PapuaPilot]

Let us know how it works out on the horizontal stab support.

Does anybody know what material they are made from?

[RadialFox7]

I used them on my horizontal stab brace and tho tight I didn't have to split them like I did for 2 of the three rods on the jury struts that I faired. I just slid them on with a little water for lube. Once dry, a dab or two epoxy on either end and a little Super-fil, scuff and paint..... These plastic fairings were a pain to cut accurately on the trailing edge but Super-fil to the rescue!!! There were some molding ridges that I carefully sanded smooth before splitting - nothing more coarse than 150 grit....... open coat.... I think they turned out great - I'll post a pic later.

[Jerrytex]

I discovered that using a piece of split 3/8" clear vinyl tubing to make up the thickness on the jury struts will work. The fairings definitely are hard to cut accurately and the superfil is a good idea that I hadn't thought about. Guess I was concerned that it wouldn't stick to the plastic and also the possibility of cracking?

[Esser]

Is there a website for ordering? Or do you have to call?

Anyone see any improvements? The horz. stab struts are at least worth doing I think.

[jiott]

Has anyone found a source for plastic fairings similar to the Quad City ones, but sized for the 3/8" jury strut tubing? I am putting the Quad City fairings on my horizontal stab struts, but think they are just too big for the jury struts.

[avidflyer]

I would think about using aluminum trailing edge material for the fairing. Sorry, can't post a link with this tablet. ACS and Wicks both sell it. It's 10' long, but I know ACS will cut it for free to ship cheaper JimChuk

[RadialFox7]

I put them on the jury struts and I think they turned out great. I did split a 1 inch length of nylon tube with a 3/8 id. and used a dab of silicone to adhere it to the jury strut which made a sized tube for the fairing material.