Speaking of tape...

On Mar 8, 8:40*am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
Isn't that what high-speed (duct) tape is for?

A friend of mine experimented with duct tape on his flap gaps a few years
ago. *Unfortunately he chose the flight into OSH for his test flight.

Imagine his horror when he couldn't deploy the flaps when trying to land on
the green dot, short behind another aircraft...

Duct tape isn't a great choice for that sort of thing...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Tape on a joint that will expand during its movement is not a smart
thing to do. In fact that pilot should hang his head in shame for not
using common sense. Without seeing the application my guess is he
taped up the top of the wing/flap joint, the better way would have
been to tape the lower joint, that one usually gets smaller during
its travel. YMMV.. Either way, OSH is not the place to pull off a test
phase of stupidity....

Tailwinds.

Ben.