[spunkets]

"I've been trying to figure out just what holds the "T seal" in place..."

Yes, that's because these "prints" are terrible. It's held in place by tight tolerance and pressure from bolts and it looks like some heavy springs, but it's not at all clear. If it's to be believed they have a CarpA bolt going though the SiC layer of the RCC section. ?

[spunkets]

This is an image of wings under construction area. 1/2 meg, so...

[Budge]

Could, or better, is it possible a "T Seal" could have been 'bent' just enough to allow plasma entry?

I guess what I'm asking is, is RCC too tough to flex (bend) upon impact?