What do you folks use for landing gear door tape? I need something that holds up to heat & hinge flexing and doesn't require me to buy 50 yards at a silly price when I only need 30".I sometimes use cloth athletic tape. Pharmacies usually have sever size rolls.
ROY
What do you folks use for landing gear door tape? I need something that holds up to heat & hinge flexing and doesn't require me to buy 50 yards at a silly price when I only need 30".The cloth tape works very well. OBTP
ROY
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 3:16:57 PM UTC-4, Roy B. wrote:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do you folks use for landing gear door tape? I need something that holds up to heat & hinge flexing and doesn't require me to buy 50 yards at a silly price when I only need 30".
ROY
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 6:01:13 PM UTC-4, youngbl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 3:16:57 PM UTC-4, Roy B. wrote:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do you folks use for landing gear door tape? I need something that holds up to heat & hinge flexing and doesn't require me to buy 50 yards at a silly price when I only need 30".
ROY
Gaffer tape is like duct tape without the shine, and it has
adhesive that pulls up with the tape without leaving a
sticky mess behind. It is called Gaffer tape because
the entertainment industry Gaffers (people that set up
the stage equipment) use it to tape down wires on stages
so that performers won't trip on them. After the shows,
they just pull it up without having left a sticky mess behind
on that nice hardwood floored stage. You can find it at
music stores or with a quick online search.
Mike Opitz
RO
Wings and Wheels has it.
Ask around your local club to see if anybody can spare a few feet, or pool with other owners to buy a roll.
Why do we tape gear door hinges? The front, rear and center are all unsealed. The cloth tape we use on the hinge side is rough and isn't keeping anything laminar or attached.
For what it's worth I use the Tesa tape mentioned above... bought a giant roll and offered to share with club mates.
Doug
W24
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 12:13:40 PM UTC-5, George Haeh wrote:
Wings and Wheels has it.
Ask around your local club to see if anybody can spare a few feet, or pool with other owners to buy a roll.
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 2:00:45 PM UTC-4, Dgtarmichael wrote:turn out to be worth the trouble.
Why do we tape gear door hinges? The front, rear and center are all unsealed. The cloth tape we use on the hinge side is rough and isn't keeping anything laminar or attached.
For what it's worth I use the Tesa tape mentioned above... bought a giant roll and offered to share with club mates.
Doug
W24
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 12:13:40 PM UTC-5, George Haeh wrote:
Wings and Wheels has it.
Air coming out of anywhere makes drag. It is like a spoiler. My doors have fabric tape on hinge lines and mylar on front and rear edges. Seal on center line is tricky and does not hold up very well so I don't do it anymore. Overlapped doors did notAsk around your local club to see if anybody can spare a few feet, or pool with other owners to buy a roll.
UH
I understand... so if the front, rear, and center are all unsealed what is the point of putting tape along the sides? I declare shenanigans!
I understand... so if the front, rear, and center are all unsealed what is the point of putting tape along the sides? I declare shenanigans!turn out to be worth the trouble.
Doug
W24
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 6:26:32 PM UTC-5, Hank Nixon wrote:
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 2:00:45 PM UTC-4, Dgtarmichael wrote:
Why do we tape gear door hinges? The front, rear and center are all unsealed. The cloth tape we use on the hinge side is rough and isn't keeping anything laminar or attached.
For what it's worth I use the Tesa tape mentioned above... bought a giant roll and offered to share with club mates.
Doug
W24
On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 12:13:40 PM UTC-5, George Haeh wrote:
Wings and Wheels has it.
Air coming out of anywhere makes drag. It is like a spoiler. My doors have fabric tape on hinge lines and mylar on front and rear edges. Seal on center line is tricky and does not hold up very well so I don't do it anymore. Overlapped doors did notAsk around your local club to see if anybody can spare a few feet, or pool with other owners to buy a roll.
UH
Side is the biggest leak.
UH
Side is the biggest leak.How did you determine this?
UH
Observe flow with tufts.
UH
Observe flow with tufts.Did you use a camera?
UH
Seems like a better plan (regarding this thread, not any one response) would be to more effectively seal the gear well against air entering from the fuselage...Tough to do with tight spaces and linkage movements on most ships. You would need to find suitable bellows for sealing.
On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 2:01:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Zivley wrote:
Seems like a better plan (regarding this thread, not any one response) would be to more effectively seal the gear well against air entering from the fuselage...Tough to do with tight spaces and linkage movements on most ships. You would need to find suitable bellows for sealing.
Tape on the hinge side and thin foam of font and rear of the doors do a lot as well as getting doors flush with the belly.
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