Elastomeric gel body gasket having a substantially incompressible skeleton, a method of making and using the same

An assembly for use with an aircraft, the assembly

• comprising:
• an aircraft base;
• a workpiece for removably engaging the base;
• a multiplicity of fasteners engaging the aircraft base and workpiece and capable of receiving a torque and applying compression to the base and workpiece;
• a gasket or gasket tape positioned between the aircraft workpiece and the aircraft base, the gasket or gasket tape comprising:
• a pliable, elastomeric body having a tacky, non-adhesive upper surface, a tacky, non-adhesive lower surface, and a perimeter;
• and
• a non-metallic, non-fibrous, non-conductive, non-woven skeletal web made from a plastic capable of being molded, extruded or melt processed, and having an upper surface, a lower surface, a perimeter and a multiplicity of non-overlapping strands meeting at and integral with a multiplicity of joints, the strands and joints defining a multiplicity of open pores;
• wherein the elastomeric body, in a pre-compressed condition, is the same thickness or thicker than and substantially encapsulates the skeletal web, including filling the pores thereof;
• wherein the x and y dimensions of the gasket or gasket tape are greater than the z (thickness) dimension;
• and
• wherein the gasket or gasket tape is configured for some lateral flow of the elastomeric body under compression between the workpiece and base, such compression in the range of about 50-500 psi, wherein under such compression the gasket or gasket tape is capable of holding about 50% or more of an initial torque value after 24 hours.