Kingsley,
I used your alt. a) (but with one ply of bid) - see attached sketch.
I note with interest that you intend to fill only the outboard end of flap
closeouts, not the inboard. I did the same - only the outboard ones, not
because of weight saving but because Neville while still at EA2004 told me
that filling the inboard ones had shown to increase the amount of exhaust
fumes getting into the flap drive slot in the fuselage sides. The unfilled
closeout creates more turbulence, which evidently is good here (I am just
passing on my recollection, I may have got it wrong and cannot argue pro or
con, but as in all things Europa, I have always followed Neville's
recommendations).
I'm prejudiced, of course, but I think the filled closeouts look really nice
(less homemade, kind of).
Regards,
Svein
LN -SKJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kingsley Hurst" <hurstkr@redzone.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:37 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Aileron and Flap Closeouts
> <hurstkr@redzone.com.au>
>
> Could anybody who has filled their aileron closeouts and outboard end of
> flap closeouts please advise of the method you adopted.
>
> Did you :-
>
> a) Fill with foam and lay-up a couple of plies of BID with flox corners
> ?
>
> b) Fill with dry mixture of Q-Cell (Micro) or Expancel ?
>
> c) Other ?
>
> TIA
>
> Kingsley in Oz
>
>
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