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Landing Light & Gear Box Fairing for the Zenith 601HD / HDS.
Since we
have a gear box protruding from each wing anyway, why not add a curved landing
light of similar size in front of it? The photos show the parts that need to be
fabricated. Everything is .016" 6061T6 material that I had left over, except
the Landing Light doublers which is .025". The parts were bent in an 18" economy
brake. The
front fairing rivets to the Landing Light doublers & Bottom Wing "L" Extrusion
6V11-5. It has a cross brace to add lateral support. The rear fairing rivets to
a couple of "V" shaped "L"s and also has a cross brace for lateral support.
The lights were purchased from an automotive
store for about $30. The description on the box reads "Cyber White - Navigator
NV-505W Driving Lamp. They are 55w Halogen's with replaceable bulbs. Should
provide comparable if not better performance that a 100 watt Aircraft landing
light as Halogen's are
supposed to be more efficient. Can't wait to get my airplane finished to try
them out!
The total project took less than 10 hours and provides improved aerodynamics
as well as easily serviceable, redundant landing lights.
Regards
Chuck Long
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