Patent ID: 8826842

Claim:
A fairing comprising: a flap that extends at least partially along a long dimension of the fairing, the flap defines a proximal end and a distal end; a main body that extends along the long dimension of the fairing, the proximal end of the flap coupled to the main body, and the main body defines a thicker portion proximate the flap and the main body thinner at greater distances from the flap; an appendage protruding from the fairing, and the appendage defining a cross-sectional shape; a hollow defined in the fairing, the hollow defining a cross-sectional shape being a negative image of the cross-sectional shape of the appendage, the appendage disposed within the hollow; and a seam defined by the intersection of the distal end of the flap folded back upon and coupled to the main body, the seam extends at least partially along the long dimension of the fairing, the distal end of the flap coupled to the main body by way of the appendage disposed within the hollow, and the seam disposed between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the fairing.