Hi Fred,
We heard stories of doors bowing out in flight and added a latch in the
middle of the door frame to prevent it. As it turns out, the newer
doors are stiffer and do not need any additional latch in the middle.
Even though we have the extra latches, we never use them.
Regards,
Terry Seaver
A135 / N135TD
Mono-wheel XS
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Fred Klein
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:39 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Door Latches
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the helpful comments on my previous post re: Rudder Cables!
Regarding door latches...the build manual speaks of bending an offset
into the inner latch arm, DL03 but makes no mention of the distance of
the offset...What works? 1/8 inch? 1/4 inch?
Also, is there a clever locksmith among us who has added a keyed lock
which keeps the shoot bolts in place?..or provides security in some
other fashion? Any references to pictures would be much appreciated.
Some time ago, there was concern about the window frames bulging and as
I recall, Cliff Shaw had a very clever albeit complex third (vertical I
believe) shoot bolt. Might not "bulging" be more easily handled by
adding a bid stiffening angle along the interior bottom edge of the
window frame? (Or is the bulging the result of failure to relieve cabin
air pressure by not venting the baggage bay bulkhead thence out thru the
recommended drain holes at the underside of the fuselage?)
Fred
A194
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