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Re: Door latch push rods

Subject: Re: Door latch push rods
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:11:32

>Since any "third pin" bushing would be located outboard of the weatherstrip
>seal, how is water kept out of the cockpit?
>Rob Housman

Rob
Use a blind bush, that's what we did on Paul McA's.
Jonti Docker was the guy who Ivan persuaded to build the fuselages. Nice 
guy. He suggested glueing half of a 1/2 inch ball onto the bottom of the 
door and a matching recess in the door frame. THe door is flexible enough 
to latch into it on closing but once the shoot bolts are in it will lock in 
place; the draft under the bulging edge of the unrestrained door will no 
longer tug at your shirt sleeve and startle you!.
I have not yet seen anyone do this mod, I have an idea it was done on 
G-ELSA, the second prototype, Andy?
Graham 



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