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susan203(at)centurytel.ne
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: Gap seal

Does anyone have experience flying a mk3 without a  gap seal, I noticed one on Barnstormers but haven't flown mine without it yet,  It looks like it may improve airflow to the prop and possibly be more  efficient?

  

 Ken Richter  in wisconsin

  

 MK3/Geo n50815

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Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: Gap seal

I would consider flying a MKIII w/o a gap seal to be a Bad Idea.

 You know how every airplane has tip vortices rolling off the wing tips as  the high pressure air escapes from under the wing and around the tip? (Not a  very good description, but you get the idea...)

 Without a gap seal, you now have four vortices per airplane, two at the  tips, and two in the middle.

 Bad Idea.

  

 Richard Pike

 MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: Gap seal

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slyck(at)frontiernet.net
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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:32 am Post subject: Gap seal

-Unless you do it like this..........



but I agree with Mr. Pike,  nothing there at all degrades your lift by 

a large percentage.

I tried it and didn't like it.   I've also flown conventional tractor 

high wingers without

the fairings to the fuselage.  Again a serious loss of lift.

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a58r(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: Gap seal

Pat,



blankety-blank-blank



regards,

Bob N.    FireFly 070 Old Kolb

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biglar

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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject: Gap seal

Da fix is in da works.              Do not Archive.



Larry Bourne

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