REFLECTOR:Gap Seals

Jim Sower reflector@tvbf.org
Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:55:20 -0600


I use the same kind of tape the sailplane guys do on my ailerons.  Lasts a year or
two.  Gives me better roll authority at low speeds and is purported to eliminate
aileron "rooster tail" drag at cruise.

Simple and cheap ... helps in landing pattern ... Jim S.

Ronnie Brown wrote:

> My tape was just white electrical tape - used to seal the gaps between the
> strake and wings and around the canard cover.  It doesn't stick too good to
> primer at 160 knots.
>
> Ronnie B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:30 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR:Gap Seals
>
> | I hadn't seen this topic drawn-n-quartered recently and didn't have luck
> | with an archive hunt.  Has anyone tried gap seals on the aileron and/or
> | elevator?  Good or bad idea?  Or, not with the effort?  When I visited
> | Ronnie B., he made some off-hand mention of how his 200mph tape didn't
> hang
> | on long, but I didn't quiz him further about it.  Given all the testers
> and
> | experimenters, I assume someone has gone there.  Fess up.
> |
> | Chuck Jensen
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Jim Sower
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T