Flight actuated door seal

A sealing system for an aircraft having an opening and a door movable between an open condition spaced from the opening and a closed condition covering and sealing the opening, the system comprising:

• a cover plate magnetically coupled to the aircraft adjacent the opening;
• a shuttle secured to the cover plate and provided in a recess of the aircraft adjacent the opening;
• a first magnetic coupling secured to the cover plate and including a first plurality of magnets;
• and
• a second magnetic coupling for securing to the door and including a second plurality of magnets, the first magnetic coupling being repelled by the second magnetic coupling when the couplings have a first degree of alignment with one another such that the cover plate slides with the shuttle and first magnetic coupling away from the door, the first magnetic coupling being attracted to the second magnetic coupling when the magnetic couplings have a second degree of alignment with one another greater than the first degree such that the cover plate slides with the shuttle and the first magnetic coupling towards the door until the magnetic couplings engage one another and seal the opening in the aircraft.