"Would it not be much easyer to just forget about this egg thing - and
other
elaborate locking system - and just glue on strips of carbon fibre to
the
underside of the lower door sill to stiffen this erea? Have seen it on
the
net, but can't recall who did it. I for one intend to try this."
Almost what I did but I put the strips of carbon fibre on the top side
of the lower surface of the door through the opening made for the handle
mechanism. I measured the increase in stiffness of the lower part of
the door and the stiffness increased by about a factor of three. If
this is not enough, I will put a small pin in it.
Tom Friedland MonoXS, Jabiru, N96V
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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Door latch
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From: "Ami McFadyean" <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Door latch
<ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> "....The shape of the egg draws the door to an exact fit with the
fuselage
> and holds it there securely....."
>
> Or the matching big hole in the door sill allows the (now weakened)
fuselage
> to conform to the shape of the door!!
>
> To avoid the Big Hole, why couldn't this mod. be turned on its head?
> i.e. use a much smaller egg (or eggs) attached to the door sill with
the
> corresponding holes drilled (and reinforced) in the door frame? The
buckling
> or bending strength of the door frame would not be affected ( now that
it
is
> additionally braced by the egg/s attached to the structurally
much-stronger
> and unmolested sill).
>
> Duncan McF.
>
Would it not be much easyer to just forget about this egg thing - and
other
elaborate locking system - and just glue on strips of carbon fibre to
the
underside of the lower door sill to stiffen this erea? Have seen it on
the
net, but can't recall who did it. I for one intend to try this.
Hans.
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