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lhaggerty(at)tampabay.rr.
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 Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:58 am Post subject: Aileron gap seal |
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My Fire Fly transport arrived yesterday and while putting the wings back on I noticed the the aileron gapseal needs to be replaced. Any suggestions. Pete
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Richard Pike
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Aileron gap seal |
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Something that has worked well so far as a gap seal between the elevators and horizontal stab, I got some Office Depot brand premium packing tape which is 1 7/8" wide. Unless you cover the unused sticky part with something, it will collect dirt and soon look awful, so I tore off a length and pinned it down sticky side up. Then you get some 3/4" or 7/8" wide clear tape and lay it onto the middle of the wide tape, sticky sides together. You will need a helper, because it tries to jump together and will drive you nuts. Then get the wing and aileron clean, stick it on the underside of the wing and aileron with a little free play and you are good to go.
Like I say, it has held up for about three years on the tail, so it ought to work on the ailerons.
Or you could just bite the bullet and do it with Stits...
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject: Aileron gap seal |
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Or you could just bite the bullet and do it with Stits...
Richard Pike
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Richard/Gang:
I still have one wing on my mkIII with 19 year old serviceable gap seal on
flap and aileron. That is a total of 2,987.0 flight hours. Ain't bad for a
piece of polyester fabric finishing tape with a little dope and paint.
Gap seal on the other wing was good and probably would have lasted as long,
but the wing got broken in 2000. 
john hauck
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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