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Thanks for the responses. I had posted the
question on Monday night, but it didn't make it in the Tuesday Digest (that is
the only way I get the LML). So... last night my impatient personality
motivated me to "map out" the baggage door hinge to see why my custom built one
wouldn't work. Once I had all the geometry right, I tested it on the bench
and it worked great. I actually found out how critical some of the
dimensions are to get the concept to work, and tried multiple settings on the
bench until getting the most travel I could.
The hinge support got bonded in last
night.
Thanks for all the feedback though. Steve's
suggestion will be used for my engine access door when I get that
far.
I elected to use a surface mounted door lock
because I don't want to crawl back in the plane when I forget to open it for
fueling. I also like a lock I can see and operate from the outside.
KISS
Last year while talking with Craig Berland at
Oshkosh I asked him why he didn't use a remote baggage door lock when so many
other areas of his plane had been modified. He made a statement that has
become a very motivating reminder for me on this project.
"Time was running out on the amount of years I could enjoy this thing as a
flying airplane. I realized I needed to quit reinventing the wheel and get
the thing done".
I installed the factory lock system while
installing the baggage door a couple weeks ago.
Tom
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