Jos
I did not like the big gaps in the door tangs either. I talked to Andy when I
was building and he did not know why they were built the way the are, SO , I
redesigned the tangs and the recesses in the top of the fuselage. I have just
a small crack around the tangs the same as around the rest of the door. The
hinge
line was keep the same.
To do this I had to make new recesses to fit the new tangs. The tangs are
squared
off and the recesses are squared off too. It really is not a hard job. (just
takes tine! ) I started by dremal-grinding the old recess away. Then put foam
blocks in place and layers up 4 layers of bid on the inside of the top. The
tangs were much harder to build. I used a little bid and a lot of flox and
trial and error to get them squared off. (the hinge surface is not changed)
There are pictures some ware in my Europaowners page.
Good luck
Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 776 5555
http://www.europaowners.org/WileE
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From: josok
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: Europa-List: fitting doors
The Manual says:" You will have to trim the door tang so that there is a gap
of at least 8 mm (5/16") between its end and the fuselage to allow the door to
be opened fully."
Hesitating here. I don't remember to have seen such a gap on the many Europa's
I've seen so far. Is the gap there or am i misunderstanding things?
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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