REFLECTOR: Finish work on the doors

[Terry Miles]

MessageAndy,
You probably already decided on this door issue by now.  Sorry, I was off line for a two weeks or I would have jumpped in on this.  My experience, as confirmed by MC of Hangar 18 is that the door itself flexes when it is off or on the airplane, and the fuselage moves too depending wings on/wings off and further if on the wheels or up on wing jacks...and I'd guess more change w/ a couple hundred pounds of gas.  That goes for the edge clearance and well as those damn bayonets going into their receivers.  

I am hoping my doors will settle out to be OK in the end.  This was one minus factor when I decided to go ahead w/ a full paint job before getting into the air.  Here's hoping.  

Only slightly related topic here, and that's the final radius of strake to fuselage and the wing-to-winglet too...anybody who hasn't made that radius shape yet...consider this..3M (and likely others) have a curved sanding block.  If you make the radius to match up well with a hand sanding tool that you make up yourself, or buy commercially..it will pay dividends later.
Terry


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andy Millin 
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:11 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Finish work on the doors


  Thanks Craig.

  Would you recommend that I leave the radius until later then?

  Andy



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  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Craig and Denise Woolston
  Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:26 PM
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Finish work on the doors


  Ours didn't bind, but what was in contour went out of contour, both recessed and protruding in different spots.  Mostly near the top from what I remember.  Gap didn't really change.  Only thing I remember that happened with the strake was the radius didn't match anymore at the intersection of the door and strake along fuselage side.  The strake still matched up.

   

  Craig

   

   


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  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Andy Millin
  Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 7:54 PM
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Finish work on the doors

   

  Hello all,

   

  I'm doing some of the finish work on the fuselage.  I have been warned not to do the fit on the doors until after the engine has been hung.  I'll wait for that.

   

  Could anyone with the experience let me know how the fit will change when the engine is on?  Where will the doors bind?  Where will there be gaps?

   

  Can I do the finish work around the strake/arm rest portion before I hang the engine?

   

  Thanks,

   

  Andy



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