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    Default Re: Stabilizer Strut Fairings

    Hey Jim. I’m looking on their website and their small seems to be for up to 1.25 tubing. I can’t seem to find the even smaller stuff you have.
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    Default Re: Stabilizer Strut Fairings

    Its there, but easier to just call and ask.
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    After several more days of flying with the new stab strut fairings, I will back off slightly on my claim of a good solid 2 mph increase and settle in on a solid 1.5 mph increase and some fuel consumption decrease but hard to measure. Still very worth doing for such a low cost, light weight and easy, plus it looks kind of cool. I might tackle the jury struts next, but I'm still looking for something smaller than the ideas presented so far on this forum. I may use triangular shaped balsa (sold at RC stores for aileron material) shape it to be glued on to the backside of the struts, and the wrap the whole thing in tough leading edge tape.
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    Default Re: Stabilizer Strut Fairings

    Lowell put mine in the mail. I’ll let you know how it goes although, I will have no before and after comparison. And it might be s couple months to get data even then
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    Speak of the devil and he shall appear. I just received my jury strut fairing Lowell did an amazing job. They are incredibly nice and are extremely light weight. I think this is a no brainer mod.
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    Default Re: Stabilizer Strut Fairings

    Have any pictures Josh?
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    Default Re: Stabilizer Strut Fairings

    I’ll take some this morning. I’m having a hard time posting pictures that are big enough to see detail ever since photo bucket went down. I’ll see what I can do.
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