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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: Elevator Gap Seal Test Report (image missing)

On Sat, January 31, 2009 9:55 am, Rexinator wrote:

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 So has anyone thought of applying tape top and bottom with the adhesive

 fully contacting each other in the gap? Something like this:  >-<


	


That's a great idea. Or sew two pieces of fabric together and dope the V's as Jan of

"JC Propeller Design" suggested. You could use two parallel rows of stitching spaced

the width of the gap.



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		      It would be very difficult to do well unless you could design and

 fabricate a special tool, but I think it could be done. I'm imagining

 careful measurement of your gap and tape width then positioning the tape

 on one side correctly such that it would allow the other side to be

 applied and close all of the gap with no significant spaces or air bubbles.


	


Applying strips of peelable release to the adhesive, cut just right could make this

fairly straight forward.



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		    I think a perfect tool might be a stiff rubber block shaped to follow

 the half cross section of the intended gap seal. After the 1st side of

 tape has been applied (bottom?) then the block could be clamped on that

 side to hold the applied tape in the proper shape it would retain for

 the gap if the other side was already installed. Then it should be

 possible to lay the upper tape like positioning a large pre-cut decal.



   Here's an attempt of a drawing of the cross section with the tape red,

 block shape in black and a clamping bar in green.


	


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		   Gap seal image


	


Your image/scan didn't come through. You might post it as an attachment or use the

forum interface.



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		   Anybody following my attempt to describe this concept?


	


Would help to see your intended drawing/image.



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Paul A. Franz

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Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

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rexinator

Joined: 31 Jan 2009
Posts: 33

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Elevator Gap Seal (image not missing)

I guess my forum registration expired as I couldn't log in as I had in the past. It's been a while.



 Here's the drawing I created for the gap seal idea.

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