REFLECTOR:Elite Door Help

[Alexander Balic]

Jerry,
Yes, I got the strakes/tanks done a while back, but one word of significant
caution on that- DO NOT USE the factory aluminum templates to set the strake
outboard angle of attack - use your wings for this - I used the aluminum
templates, because I was at the point of doing the strakes and I wasn't at
my hanger yet- the alignment wasn't even close- fortunately, I hadn't closed
the tops yet, but unfortunately, I had to cut out all of the baffles to
allow a realignment.  I know another builder who had this problem also, but
he closed his strakes, so now he has a LOT of filling to do to make it look
right.  I appreciate the factory for trying to help us with the templates,
but really, you'll be upset if you don't fit the strakes to the actual wing.
Even if you need to just push the project outside for a couple of days to do
the alignment. I made some oversized strake extensions for my XLRG - I think
Malcolm at hanger 18 has something similar, because you loose the nice elbow
room that is available with the small fuselage since the strakes come to the
center of the door not the front, so now I have strakes that come to the
front, but I have to re-design the door latching system to allow it to go
around the enlarged opening- I have it in ACAD - looks like it works, but I
am waiting on some short push/pull cables to get the setup done. About the
alignment of the strake tips on the doors, either way, I would wait until
the engine is done before adding the tips that go on the doors.

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of Jerry.Brainard@anthem.com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:45 AM
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Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Elite Door Help



If you can't finish the doors until the engine is hung, what about the
strakes?  Can you finish them before you finish the doors?


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