I decided to go with an after market empennage fairing from Fairings-etc. Although I am happy with the product, a valid argument could be made to just stick with the Van's version. In the old days, the Van's version was notorious for not fitting well...I think that has improved? I also wanted to wrap my empannage fairing around the bottom side for a more professional clean look. My version cost about $250 plus $60 in shipping...versus about $105 for the Van's version if I remember right? Anyhow...its your call. Here are some pics of the fairing as I get it fit to my fuse and emp.
What it looks like out of the box...pretty nice fit, but you have to do some trim to fit exercises.
I attached some box tape and then drew some 1"x1" squares for reference...with these I can get a symmetrical trim job. The tape will also help when I do the fill work to get a nice fit.
It comes in three pieces but I chose to bond the two lower pieces to the top so its all one piece.
Here you can see a flox and cloth layup in the transition attachment area. I will continue with trim work as well as adding filler so that it seals up all the gaps...its gonna be a tight fit so I don't have to use many fasteners. Stay tuned as I work this puppy into shape.
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