Nose leg fairing

astaib · Post by **astaib** » Sun May 05, 2019 8:30 am

Hello,

I have a question about the nose leg fairing that we can see on some da40 (the ng maybe).

Mine is like this

Is there a benefit on the speed?
Is it adaptable to an old bird like mine?

Maybe it is very expensive for only a little advantage.

Thank you for your feedback.

Arnaud.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sun May 05, 2019 3:40 pm

Some have retrofit the "speed gear" fairing on the nose gear, but I don't recall the net improvement. I'm pretty sure the NG fairing won't fit our older ones, though.

Lance Murray · Post by **Lance Murray** » Sat May 11, 2019 3:55 am

I have a 2002 that I put the fairing on. It fit just fine. Check out eBay. There is one for sale now. I swear it added a few knots.

Boatguy · Post by **Boatguy** » Sat May 11, 2019 4:45 am

This is the nose wheel of a DA40 NG delivered earlier this year.

astaib · Post by **astaib** » Sat May 11, 2019 6:55 pm

Lance Murray wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2019 3:55 am I have a 2002 that I put the fairing on. It fit just fine. Check out eBay. There is one for sale now. I swear it added a few knots.

Hi Lance,

I cannot see it on eBay. What’s the price?

Is it just plug and play installation ?

Thanks.

Don · Post by **Don** » Sat May 11, 2019 7:24 pm

Here is the nose gear fairing you want. On one of my previous DA-40's, a 2004, I added one that I purchased direct from the factory. It is a clam shell design and if I recall correctly, we had to drill two holes to attach it to the nose gear assembly. It took just a few minutes to install. I do think it added a knot or two.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sun May 12, 2019 6:26 pm

Just for grins I put in a bid ($300) for this one on eBay and it was instantly rejected. I figure this is what it'd be worth to me for what sounds like maybe a couple of knots. Plus it has some damage to be dealt with, so the $1,000 (when you add in shipping) seemed like a lot.

Then I got curious about the plane it came from and looked up the accident:

https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/Repor ... L&IType=CA

It's a pretty interesting read (15,000 hour ATP flying it). If you follow the links in the report you'll see some more data the NTSB gathered about it, including a couple of photos of the damage the plane suffered. As an epilogue, the accident airport is an airport no more. It is being developed as a commercial property.

I'd apologize for the thread drift, but you knew it would happen

astaib · Post by **astaib** » Sun May 12, 2019 8:08 pm

Interesting:)

Lance Murray · Post by **Lance Murray** » Sun May 12, 2019 8:32 pm

Everything the guy is selling on eBay is a rip-off. I’m not sure where he gets his pricing from.

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