Good question, Fred. I'll have to look, next time I go out... ;)
Jeff
Fred Klein wrote:
> Thanks for the pixs Jeff....looks very slick and tidy.
>
> Is the width of the styrene wide enough to maintain the seal when the
> flaps are deployed?...or have you designed it so that a gap appears
> and allows for airflow thru the slot?
>
> Fred
>
> On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Jeff B wrote:
>
> Pete and all,
>
> I finally found the time and the photos. You can see the process
> and end result here:
>
> _http://www.europaowners.org/modules.php?set_albumName=Flap-Seals-Baby-Blue&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
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> _Jeff - Baby Blue
> 285 hours
>
> Pete Lawless wrote:
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> 14 Hantone Hill
>
> Jeff
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>
> That rather suggests that this gap seal does not just block the
> gap with the flaps up but improves the airflow over the flap
> though the gap when the flaps are down.
>
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> Is there a picture of it anywhere?
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Pete
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* _owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com_
> [_mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com_] *On Behalf
> Of*Jeff B
> *Sent:* 07 May 2007 16:06
> *To:* _europa-list@matronics.com
> _*Subject:* Re: Europa-List: Thank you, John Lawton.
>
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>
> Flaps down...
>
> Jeff
>
> Pete Lawless wrote:
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> _<pete@lawless.info>_
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> Jeff
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> Are you talking about landing flap up or flap down?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Pete
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: _owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com_
>
> [_mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com_] On Behalf Of
> William Mills
>
> Sent: 07 May 2007 08:10
>
> To: _europa-list@matronics.com_
>
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Thank you, John Lawton.
>
>
>
>
> _<william@wrmills.plus.com>_
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>
>
> Jeff,
>
> Why does the tape need to be so wide, or does it just come in 2
> 1/4" widths?
>
>
>
> If you get a chance, perhaps you could publish a photo.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> William
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Rman" _<topglock@cox.net>_
>
> To: _<europa-list@matronics.com>_
>
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 3:51 PM
>
> Subject: Europa-List: Thank you, John Lawton.
>
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> Last year, I had the pleasure of flying into John's airstrip, in
> Tennessee
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> and visiting with him and his near finished bird, for a while. In
> our
>
> conversation, John mentioned how sealing up the aircraft would
> clean up
>
> the lines, resulting in better speeds. As John said, the glider
> guys do
>
> it and it works. Well, while I had Baby Blue disassembled and was
>
> cleaning her up for Sun-N-Fun (which she did not make, as she was
> still
>
> ailing from the weak carb spring incident) I decided to add some
> gap seals
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> to the wing, to seal the flaps, upon retraction. What I used was
> a 2.25"
>
> wide piece of .020" styrene, a product that I use, almost daily in my
>
> sign/graphics business. I attached it to the wing using 1" hem
> tape (a
>
> very strong, two sided tape, used to hem banners). Once the
> engine was
>
> restored to normal operating condition, the results were immediate
> and
>
> astounding. I haven't done a complete test, yet, but the results
> seems to
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> have yielded about 4-5 kph at cruise. It has also resulted in
> more float,
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> during landing, which I attribute to reduced stall speeds. I say
> reduced
>
> stall speeds, because, by reducing my final approach from 65 kph
> to 60
>
> kph, across the numbers, Baby Blue lands like she used to. I'll
> be doing
>
> more extensive tests, as the weather settles. However, I am
> extremely
>
> pleased with the initial results of the simple and inexpensive mod.
>
> Thanks again, John for your suggestion...
>
>
>
> Jeff - Baby Blue
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> 284 hours
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