From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LIV-P Building Questions-Nose Gear Doors
To: lml
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:01:05 -0400
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Posted for "Pat Cohenour" <patricktc@cox.net>:

Barry,
The belly skin in that area is backed by the walls of the nose gear tunnel.
If there is curvature to it the rails won't straighten it out, they will
flex to the curve.  I fastened the rails at the nose gear mounting point and
the forewardmost mounting hole in the belly skin and did a flox release to
get a straight platform to bolt the rails to.  This resulted in having to
body work the belly to fair in the aft portion of the door/hinge assembly.
(At the worst point the doors were ~1/8" high).

Hope this helps
Pat Cohenour
IV-P

> I have noticed some curvature to the belly skin.  I think that the
> curvature will be easy to straighten with the rails.  The hinge should
> come out straight if the hinge is mounted to the rail while the rails
> are in place.  (To compensate for any bowing of the rails due to the
> curvature.)