From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] ES Door seal
To: lml
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:17:04 -0500
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Posted for "Berni Breen" <bbreen@fortherecord.com>:

  If your airplane is anything like my former ES, or my current IV
  (non-pressurized) you will find the door seal to be a critically
  important component of your airplane.  Not only does it have a
  significant impact on noise reduction in the cabin, it can affect speed
  as the lack of a door seal allows a significant volume of airflow from
  the cabin outward through the door/sill opening.  Depending on the
  tightness of that opening the airflow can be quite substantial.  The
  door seal remedies this issue totally.
  
  I tried to get a string going a while back concerning this same issue,
  but to no avail. I guess it is not an issue for many of you out there.
  While the door seal on my ES worked perfectly i.e. filled all gaps,
  reduced cabin noise significantly, remained sealed until I released air
  pressure, I am not having quite the same result with my IV.  My door
  seal inflates just fine, and holds just fine, up to approximately 220
  kts indicated.  Any faster than that, I begin to get a separation in the
  seal and the gap it is intended to fill, as the door is slightly sucked
  out by the airflow over the fuselage.
  
  Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas would be most welcome.
  
  Berni P Breen

"""
  Hello all,
  I'm having a little trouble fitting my door seal and was curious what
  other
  builders did or do?
"""