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Sealant Groove For Fuel Boundary
Thank you for your detalied reply, Mr Taylor. At F-16 wing, the groove channel has been used between two rows of fasteners for fuel tank sealing and sealant is injectable by holes on upper/lower skins. So, if there's a leakage at any area, they can prevent fuel leakage by injecting seal to that...- Aviator9
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Sealant Groove For Fuel Boundary
Hello everyone, I would ask you what is the advantage of groove applying to upper and lower flanges of spar/rib structures that form fuel boundary of wings. As far as I see, Eurofighter, F-16 and F-35 fighter jets have this groove to inject sealant without removing upper/lower skin. Is there...- Aviator9
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