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04-05-2021, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
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RV-10 inflatable door seal
Hello guys,
I donīt know if this was already a discussion here, I was wondering if any of you has considerated (does that exist ?) inflatable cabin door seal in order to reduce the cabin noise.
Imputs will be highly appreciatted.
Regards
Jorge Ezquerra
Buenos Aires
RV-10 190+ hours of happiness
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04-05-2021, 12:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Sunman, IN
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Nope
I did the McMaster door seal and have NO air leaks around the door...
Inflatable seal not required...
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04-05-2021, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jor.ezq
Hello guys,
I donīt know if this was already a discussion here, I was wondering if any of you has considerated (does that exist ?) inflatable cabin door seal in order to reduce the cabin noise.
Imputs will be highly appreciatted.
Regards
Jorge Ezquerra
Buenos Aires
RV-10 190+ hours of happiness
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Nope. I guarantee you that an inflatable door seal will do little to nothing as far as noise reduction compared to the other options (I have the stock Van’s seals and they work just fine, they just aren’t as pretty as the McMaster seals), will be a more complex installation, and more expensive. I don’t want to discourage you, but I don’t see any value to going this route.
My advice, save your money and put it towards good ANR headsets.
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Last edited by Auburntsts : 04-05-2021 at 12:38 PM.
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04-05-2021, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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Yep
I also used 3/8" foam insulation...pretty sure it did not really do anything about the noise.
Bose A20's take care of the noise just fine!
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Aerospace Engineer '88
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04-05-2021, 02:57 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
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My experience with inflatable door seals is that they are more trouble than they are worth. I also think that overinflation places excess stress on hinges and locking mechanism.
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04-05-2021, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Where some kind of seal idea needed is the corrugated baggage bulkhead where cold air shoots to the back seaters on a winter flight, any ideas?
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Cadillac, Mi
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04-05-2021, 03:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rvdave
Where some kind of seal idea needed is the corrugated baggage bulkhead where cold air shoots to the back seaters on a winter flight, any ideas?
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I simply glued in 1” wedges of high density foam into the corrugations around the perimeter on the tail cone side of the bulkhead pieces. The strips were cut to fit the shape of the “channel”. Works just fine.
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Last edited by Auburntsts : 04-05-2021 at 04:39 PM.
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