A fairing arrangement for bridging an aircraft fixed structure (14) and a
control surface (10) hingedly mounted on and angularly displaceable with
respect to the aircraft structure is provided, together with a method of
producing a flexible seal member for such an arrangement. The fairing
arrangement includes first and second fairing portions (22, 24) on the
fixed aircraft structure (14) and control surface (10) respectively with
an intermediate flexible seal (26) disposed between them. The flexible
seal (26) is of composite construction being made of rubber-like material
with a series of reinforcing plies (34.sup.1 to 34.sup.5). The plies are
of fabric construction and the seal is deformable to accommodate
differential movement between the first and second fairing portions (22,
24) to provide a continuous seal therebetween.