I need info. on Speed Tape?
I need info. on Speed Tape?
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Please share your insight on the best brands/specs of tape to use on the vertical fin during high speed commercial/military airliner tests?
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Please share your insight on the best brands/specs of tape to use on the vertical fin during high speed commercial/military airliner tests?
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RE: I need info. on Speed Tape?
My experience is principally with fast military aircraft and often nothing but 2-part epoxy paint is used, even on mach-2 aircraft. However if extra protection is sought against ice/rain/dust erosion then there are a number of ablative tapes made by Goodyear, 3M and others. Look for MIL SPECs for anti-erosion tapes on Assist at http://astimage.daps.dla.mil/ is useful.
Where the leading edge contains an antenna a composite fairing is used covered by epoxy paint or neoprene, sometimes with an ablative tape covering. Both the paint and tape must have a low dielectric loss tangent or the antenna performance will be adversely affected, so for example, don't use a material loaded with metal powder, graphite or carbon. Mostly though, epoxy paint is good.
RE: I need info. on Speed Tape?
RE: I need info. on Speed Tape?