RV4 canopy skirt seal

[szicree]

What, if anything, do people use as a seal where the rear portion of the canopy skirt meets the aft fuse skin?

Steve Zicree

[Marc DeGirolamo]

Steve...
I didn't use anything. The skin rests on the turtledeck which has only a thin layer of clear scuff tape for protection.....no problems so far with this arrangement, and it looks neat and clean too.

[szicree]

Thanks. So here's my follow up question: How much pressure should the skirt exert on the turtle deck? Is contact all that is needed?

Steve

[Marc DeGirolamo]

Steve,
When I move the canopy lever forward to lock.....it pulls down on the canopy ever so slightly (this happens because the holes in the blocks are drilled on a little bit of an angle) so that there is a little pressure on the skirt.