REFLECTOR: Water

[Ruben Creus]

I have a drain also, but all my radio wires are in that area between the
panel and the canard and there is where water drips, if the tape is not in
perfect shape, so the goal is to prevent water from getting in. 


Ruben

-----Original Message-----
From: David Rene Dugas [mailto:renedugas at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 3:22 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Water

I drilled 1/8 inch holes in the floor on both sides and the console floor so
if water entered it could slowly drain out and if hydraulics leaked I would
see it under the plane. No water yet fingers crossed. I use electrical tape.
Sail plane tape would not follow my curves. 

Rene' Dugas
Sent from my iPhone4S

On Apr 25, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Robert  Wood <slvegl99 at aol.com> wrote:

> Ruben, you are the second to have an onboard swimming pool. Mine showed up
when I took the plane to a paint shop and it was out in the rain before they
got to it. Cleanup as you described it.
> Bob Wood
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Apr 25, 2012, at 11:09 AM, "Lou Stedman" <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>
wrote:
> 
>> If I am reading you correctly, you are trying to seal the seams where the
canard fits onto the fuselage. If that is correct, here is what I have done.
First lay a bead of clear silicone on the upper surfaces. Then lay clear
plastic wrap over all of the lower surfaces. Install the canard loosely
without any of the bolts. Allow it to dry for a day. Then come back , remove
the plastic wrap and bold down the canard. After that you can trim off any
excess that has come out onto the outside surface. Gives a good tight seal.
>> 
>> If you are talking about sealing the non-concentric torque tubes. My
answer is there is no way except convert to the concentric tubes.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ruben Creus
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:22 AM
>> To: reflector at tvbf.org
>> Subject: REFLECTOR: Water
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> I use the old good fashion electrical tape to cover the gaps of the
canard
>> with the removable canard top. I generally replace the tape when it looks
>> that is decaying a bit, but this time there was spot I did not see and it
>> allowed water to come into the back of my avionics connectors.
>> 
>> We had a couple of days of non-stopping rain. So, I guess I have now the
>> first Velocity equipped with an indoor swimming pool!!!
>> 
>> Thankfully the sun came back and use a hairdryer to dry everything. The
good
>> news is that all seems to work and no damage happened, but the lesson is
>> that maybe it is time to retire the old good fashion tape and find a more
>> reliable and permanent solution.
>> 
>> Has anyone come up with an idea for this?
>> 
>> Ruben G. Creus
>> 571.215.0025
>> ruben at vainneg.com
>> 
>> 
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