riffelj
Active Member
I'm about ready to start on another of my "Engineering Adventures" - and would like to know if anyone else has solved this problem 1st.
My RV-7A slider leaks air around the rear skirt "dog house" - and it hits me right in the back of the neck. I've put the little UMHW "dog house" follower on - and it helps a lot. But I had to trim the bottom of the follower so it doesn't scuff the paint. The air shoots in between the bottom of the follower and the fuse. The rest of the skirt fits really well (I glassed it vs using the alum. part).
I can't put a foam/rubber wx strip there because the UMHW canopy slide would tear it off each time it passes.
So I'm THINKING of using the nylon brush weather stripping (http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2806037) stuff - as it should allow the canopy slide to pass and then flex back into place and block the airstream.
Anyone else tried this/solved the problem another way?
"Jerry"
RV-7A, 120hrs
My RV-7A slider leaks air around the rear skirt "dog house" - and it hits me right in the back of the neck. I've put the little UMHW "dog house" follower on - and it helps a lot. But I had to trim the bottom of the follower so it doesn't scuff the paint. The air shoots in between the bottom of the follower and the fuse. The rest of the skirt fits really well (I glassed it vs using the alum. part).
I can't put a foam/rubber wx strip there because the UMHW canopy slide would tear it off each time it passes.
So I'm THINKING of using the nylon brush weather stripping (http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2806037) stuff - as it should allow the canopy slide to pass and then flex back into place and block the airstream.
Anyone else tried this/solved the problem another way?
"Jerry"
RV-7A, 120hrs
