Fred,
Just a small hint before you run into the next trouble with your doors: Bond
the shoot bolt guides into the fuselage structure only AFTER painting the
doors inside! I had to learn the hard way, that painting can make the door
fitting too tight. Implication: The guides had to be taken out,
repositioned and bonded in again. Good luck and lots of patience!
Regards,
Alfred
Alfred Buess, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
E-Mail: ykibuess@bluewin.ch
Europa XS #097, Monowheel, Foam wing, Rotax 912ULS, Airmaster 332 CS
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Von: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] Im Auftrag von Fred Klein
Gesendet: Samstag, 15. Mrz 2008 21:16
An: europa-list@matronics.com
Betreff: Re: Europa-List: The trials of fitting
On Saturday, Mar 15, 2008, at 09:00 US/Pacific, ALAN YERLY wrote:
> Trials of fitting, in a word is craftsmanship.
>
> Unless you have built cabinets with curved doors for a living, fitting
> the Europa doorsor anany aircraftcanopy is not an intuitive task.
Yerlysan...you are indeed a master and I such a novice...this is said with
total respect.
It's reassuring to know that a pro plans for 40 hours/door set, I think I've
been hard at it for about 3 weeks, just this morning succeeding in locking
the shoot bolts within the fuselage after being satisfied w/ the hinge
operation. I wish I had had the benefit of your process before beginning
rather than accepting the build manual as gospel (until I hit some dead
ends).
Thank you for your comments on gapping, as how to properly allow for filler
and paint has been something I've been scratching my head about; the goal
being to have all gaps looking good AND functional after getting them back
---From the painter. I've been really surprised to find significant variations
in the thickness of the filler/primer on the fuselage top in the vicinity of
the tang recesses as delivered.
I have one suggestion which may be helpful to others regarding the location
of the hinges and their alignment. I happened to have a 6'
length of 3/32" precision ground SS rod (from McMaster-Carr) which I
temporarily substituted for the hinge pins while locating the hinge leaves
on the tang. Used in conjunction w/ a straightedge, it really simplified
alignment.
Fred
A194
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