I used stainless steel hinges for the doors, as some other builders recommended.
I suppose SS can take a bit more of the abuse we give them on the ground.
But one has to wonder if that rear shoot bolt was really engaged. I wonder if
this
is the first instance of the door hitting the tail?
Kevin
> On Jun 30, 2014, at 12:07 PM, "g-fizy" <jim.davis1@me.com> wrote:
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> Sadly during the permit renewal test flight ,The P1 Door detached,Luckily no
one was hert and G-fizy was landed safely .
> It Was flown be the engineer and text pilot they had not started testing the
aircraft ,and was in level flight when the door went as it did it impacted the
elevator and to a large chunk out.
> They say The doors Were both Closed correctly so we are not sure if the hinge
at the front failed causing the door to detach ,they don't look very strong.
> Has This Happened Before ?
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> thats my flying done for a while :( :( :(
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