Hi Jeff,
We heard various stories of problems with bulging doors and
installed screen door latches mid-door. After first flight, we found
no need to use the latches, the doors are fine without them.
I have heard that the factory may have stiffened the doors some
time after the earlier kits, but am not really sure.
It is also possible that the relative cabin pressure determines whether
or not the doors are likely to bulge. On some planes (Kim Prout's classic,
for example) the air in the cabin is at higher pressure than the tail cone.
In our XS, the cabin pressure is lower than that in the tail cone. It is
my understanding that Kim had bulging doors, and we have not.
regards,
Terry Seaver
A135 / N135TD
Jeff Roberts wrote:
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> I know there was a lot of talk on this subject but I am just now working on
> installing the push rods into the door. If I can help it would like to avoid
> the middle latch others are using. I remember someone using an egg system
> and someone just stiffing the door with extra lay ups of carbon fiber. Any
> more simple solutions out there and has anyone tested the above yet?
>
> Jeff
> Tri A258
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