Eric,
I stand corrected, Bob may have copied it from your post on the list as
it was about the same time. Before my time on the list for sure.
It seems the PFA missed this mod or I just couldn't find it. It's a
shame as it is lighter and quite easy to do. Of course since Mod 66 is
in production, it will never be incorporated as a mod I suppose.
Regards,
Bud
From: Erich Trombley
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 11:04 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Door Strut Mod
Hello all,
Regarding the repositioning of the door strut it was I that developed
the modification and posted it to the forum back in 2001. The mod that
Bud posted in his email is essentially what I developed and was
subsequently picked up by Europa as Mod 66, although I did not find it
necessary to reinforce the door with additional plies of glass.
Thirteen years or so later the doors still look as good as the day I
fitted them.
The mod came to being because I noted that on Kim Prout's plane, as well
as a couple of others, that the corner of the door had lifted and was
proud of the fuselage which looked rather unsightly. This is due to the
geometry and pressure of the gas strut as we have all come to realize.
However, I noted that by moving the mounting points around one could
take advantage of the strength of the curvature of the door and minimize
deformation. Simple, but effective.
Anyway, I just had to jump in and correct the misinformation regarding
the origin of the mod. Interestingly, while at Oshkosh this year
another building noted that I had incorporated Mod 66, at which point I
commented that it was the other way around. :)
Kind regards,
Erich Trombley
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