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Wheel pants ground clearance
- Thread starter hcccs
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It looks like a flat tire would damage it.
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Whose fairings are these? The trailing edge/end of stock RV fairings are prone to ground strikes on rough fields. The Sky Designs fairings from Ken Krueger account better for this, with an upswept aft end.
If you check the tire catalog you will find the flat tire radius is 4.8”. Rolling radius is 6.9”. Therefore you should at least have 2.1” of ground clearance when sitting on the ground at gross weight. More if measured at empty weight.
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It's a choice made at build and hard to "adjust". I have about 1" between tire and wheel pant upper surface. Mine sits on the low side, and when sitting in grass, you barely see the tires. Not a problem on firm turf, but stay away from wet soil. I have had a tire go flat (sitting static), and the pant gets really close...I'm sure a rolling flat would do some damage. I'll cross that bridge if I ever cross it. Here is a pic of mine in grass, and in flight for visual comparison. I am using stock per plans arrangement and tire size.
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One other thing to note, clearance to tire may be more of a factor. probably if you have enough clearance to the tire you will have enough clearance to the ground.
1" gap all the way around?
I need to adjust mine.
