REFLECTOR: Finish work on the doors

[John Dibble]

Actually, when flying, the wings are more than "off" because they are
lifting the fuselage rather than hanging from it.  Fitting the doors
with the wings off would put the fit at a happy medium, in case too much
flexing in one direction is an issue.

John

Andy Millin wrote:

>
> Thanks Bruce!
> I hadn't thought about the wings on, but it makes sense.  I put the
> pins in for the doors before I built the strakes.  No engine, no
> wings.
> Andy
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> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
> On Behalf Of bdtopp at comcast.net
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:32 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Finish work on the doors
>
> Andy,   I too did the final finish work on my doors with the engine on
> (wings were not on) because I heard the same warning.  I recently had
> the wings and engine off to do some work.  I noticed that putting the
> wings on causes my doors to bind far more than just the engine on.
> The binding occurs when I latch the doors.  The latch pins don't align
> as well with the wings on.  Once the door is latched, the door returns
> to perfect alignment.  With just the engine on, the door latches much
> easier as the latch pins align better.  In either case (wings on or
> off, engine on or off), the fit returns to perfect alignment once the
> door is latched. Bruce
>
>      -------------- Original message --------------
>      From: "Andy Millin" <amillin at sbcglobal.net>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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