Eagler's Nest
Airframes => Single Seaters => XL => Topic started by: Shay King on September 06, 2025, 12:30:05 PM
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My airstrip is home to a flock of sheep. They do a fairly good job of keeping the grass short, but unfortunately they recycle it into a lot of smelly mess. I put mudguards on my Zenith 701 a few years ago and they save me at least half an hour of washing time after each flight.
I’m trying to come up with a similar solution on my XL.
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I've seen this type of mud scraper on several cessnas and keep thinking this would be a good addition to my Sportsman with 850x8's. Seems your "mud flap" could be called air scoopers and would be rather draggy. They look cool though.
Sorry for the poor picture. I gleaned it just now from a quick search.
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Thanks for your reply, the scraper would be an option too.
The picture I posted is of the initial setup, I’ll be trimming them back to as small as I think I can get away with.
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Adding very much drag down that low may create a big trim change. May need to adjust the horizontal stabilizer incidence. One change leads to another, and another and another...
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Mudguards?