REFLECTOR: door strake cut lines

[Jorge Bujanda]

Hi Andy,
I initially started cutting the bottom right strake shell at 90° (manual) but felt the
strake was somewhat interfering unnecessarily with the access to the cabin.  I then cut it
at I believe 100 degrees.  Click on the link below and check out photo 2 in #6 (Strake
Door Cut) of the Right Strake section. 
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/jbujanda/Construction.html#Fuel
You could go higher at the expense of the storage compartment, if you want. 

Regards,
Jorge Bujanda
Velocity XL FG 
Palmdale, CA
Website:  http://members.dslextreme.com/users/jbujanda/
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Ellzey
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 7:19 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: door strake cut lines

I completed, what has been for me, a long road last weekend. I closed both strakes. I
still have all the additional lay-ups that now need to take place when you put your strake
tops on, but now I think I would like to cut the strake noses off and attach them to my
doors. My question is at what angle has everyone cut the strake to door nose piece off?
The manual calls for 90 degree from the fuselage. I seem to remember that most people were
using 98 to 95 degrees from the fuselage to have better clearance when the door starts to
open. Please provide feedback.
 
Andy Ellzey

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