Hi all,
I find 1"PVC tape works just fine. Stays put for the whole summer
season with no problem. I just clean the adhesion area with water first
but very important to make sure everything is very dry before
application.
Makes very little difference to performance but looks good. PVC tape
stretches to fit 3D shapes quite well if warm.
Pete
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk
Sent: 30 December 2018 09:37
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: gap between the wing fairings and the
fuselage
White PVC tape has always done it for me (& most glider pilots) and I
guess it boils down to having a clean surface not covered with non stick
polish.
Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
On 2018-12-30 08:39, Remi Guerner wrote:
<air.guerner@orange.fr>
Bob, I tried the same very expensive clear Bowlus tape for sealing those
gaps last summer. This was very disappointing as there were no
measurable speed gain, it looked ugly and the tape started to get
disbonded and flapped in the breeze after a few weeks. I believe the
problem comes from the gaps which move back and forth with the flexing
of the wings. It seems to me that the Bowlus tape is too thick to handle
the stress caused by this flexing. May be a thinner and therefore more
flexible tape would do it better?
Remi
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