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Old 02-05-2007 | 03:25 AM
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mikenlapaz
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Default RE: Sealing Hinge gaps ?


ORIGINAL: RCKen
ORIGINAL: zachmccool
When is it a good ideal to seal hinge gaps?
All the time. Every plane I have has sealed hinge gaps. Any gap in the hinge line means that air can leak through and lessen the performance of the plane.
Ken
Thanks for the illustration. For now I will add a tape on the bottom of hinge line,