Patent ID: 8282042

Claim:
An apparatus for directing fluid flow over a set of surfaces, comprising: a first skin panel having a first surface; a second skin panel having a second surface; a first flange located at an end of the first skin panel; a second flange located at an end of the second skin panel, in which the first skin panel is located adjacent to the second skin panel such that the first flange and the second flange form a channel; and a strip having a third surface, in which the strip is bonded in the channel to the first flange and to the second flange, in which fluid flow over the third surface of the strip, the first surface of the first skin panel, and the second surface of the second skin panel has a desired state, the strip substantially occupying the channel such that fluid flow passes substantially over the first surface of the first skin, the second surface of the second skin, and the third surface of the strip and is restricted from flowing under the first skin, the second skin, and the strip.