GAP Seal (3 Foot Piece)

Finally a reliable Gap Seal for rudder and elevator of your aerobatic aircraft! Hundreds of aerobatic aircraft have been equipped with this Gap Seal. It has been proven and continually tested since 1979.

Designed specially for Pitts S-1S, S-1T, S-2A, S-2S, S-2B , S-2C and Christen Eagle aerobatic aircraft. It can also be used on other aerobatic aircraft if the horizontal stabilizer, elevator, vertical fin and rudder spar is made from a 7/8 inch diameter tube with at least 1/8 inch gap and is equipped with strap hinges. Various aerobatic homebuilt aircraft such as homebuilt Pitts S-1, Pitts S-1-11, Pitts Model 12, DR-107 "One Design", Stephens Acro, Laser, and Skybolt have used this Gap Seal system

NOTE; The Gap Seal is not designed for tail surfaces that are Pin Hinged however some homebuilt aircraft (Pitts S-1C) with pin hinges have been used successfully.

The Gap Seal comes in 3 foot strips, it is cut and glued to the trailing edge of the Horizontal Stabilizer and vertical fin. Any good quality contact cement (Pliabond, Weldwood Contact Cement, 3-M Weather Strip Cement) is used to bond the Gap Seal to the trailing edges.

Determine how many 3 foot strips are required for your aircraft. Typically 3 strips for Pitts S-1, 4 strips for Pitts S-2 and Eagle, 5 strips for Pitts Model 12