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| Author: | Jim Mantyla [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gap Seals on Ailerons - Speed Increase? |
Guys, My hangar mate claims to have been speaking to a fellow Thorp owner that works at Saber, the prop extension company. This individual claims to have installed gap seals on the ailerons and picked up about 5 mph in cruise. Have any of you done this with similar results? I don't want to go to the touble of engineering and installing them to find out they are like the "dice - amatic" machines that work at the mall but don't when you get them home. Best regards, Jim |
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| Author: | Hagle347 [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gap Seals on Ailerons - Speed Increase? |
I've got aileron gap seals on 66WT- can't give s report as it won't fly til next month..... |
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| Author: | dan [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gap Seals on Ailerons - Speed Increase? |
Hi Jim, I sealed my flaps and my ailerons when I built the bird, so I don't know how it would have done without the seals. I riveted them into the trailing edge of the wing, the ailerons are sealed on the underside, so are the flaps, the Flaps are pretty much sealed on the top also.......Dan |
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| Author: | James Grahn [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gap Seals on Ailerons - Speed Increase? |
Pretty much a non event. I put some clear tape on the under side of my aileron gaps some years ago. I couldn't tell the difference. Cubes |
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| Author: | irapilot [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gap Seals on Ailerons - Speed Increase? |
Hello Jim, I can honestly Confirm a speed increase, I gained about 5 mph, I run the Rat motor so any speed mod really shows it self, but also works in the opposite direction if you do something that slows the plane......Ira |
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| Author: | Jim Mantyla [ Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gap Seals on Ailerons - Speed Increase? |
Guys, Could any of you post pictures of your gap seal installations? Thanks, Jim |
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