excellent idea, Roger! I'll do the same as me to I have some paint (and filler)
cracke horizontaly in this area.
Klaus
Roger Anderson wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Klaus Dietrich" <Klaus.Dietrich@oracle.com>
> > if you build precisely and if you bond the cut out for the door mechanisme
> > back in place (as per the manual), your door will be sufficiently stiff
> and
> > no in-flight-bulging/opening will happen.
> I agree.
> > However it's good idea to stiffen the lower frame (as advised by Nigel
> > Graham) with 2-3 layers of bid or glassing a small wedge in the radius,
> > because this area really gets bent (especially when passengers step on the
> > frame when entering the plane...)
> I stiffened the lower frame by cutting 3mm ply to make a small
> bulkhead in the space between the headrest and the lower sill. Before
> fitting the bulkheads the paint cracked in a horizontal lines about one inch
> below the sill in the centre of the frame, but since fitting them there has
> been no cracking in this area.
> Roger. G-BXTD.
>
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