Eric, You could put baffles in front and behind the tire to brace the sides of the wheel fairing. The baffles will also keep accumulation of dirt, mud, sand and grass debris to a minimum in the front and rear of the fairing. Best of all reasons: The baffles will limit air circulation around the tire for better aerodynamic streamlining. That's why you should put fairings around the tire in the first place.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net ------------------------------ Eric Evezard wrote: > What would be a typical thickness to accept for fibreglass wheel spats ? Maybe the reason I haven't seen an answer is that it's not an easy one. If done efficiently, the thickness will vary, being maybe .020" at the rear where it tapers to a cone and is inherently stronger, up to maybe .060" at the points where reinforcement is needed around the attachment points in close proximity to the wheel... and corresponding to larger flatter surfaces. I'd build the outer shell that way, and whatever seems too flimsy you could beef up a little more, but this is probably a reasonable recipe. Mark Langford
