---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 09/24/03: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:35 AM - Re: Oil door catches (Leland) 2. 11:15 AM - Re: Oil door catches (Andy Karmy) 3. 01:32 PM - Real tear jerker (Joe Wiza) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:35:53 AM PST US From: Leland Subject: Re: RV9-List: Oil door catches --> RV9-List message posted by: Leland Steve, if you use the Hartwell latch, be sure that the inset on the portion that goes under the cowling fiberglass is deep enough. The one I bought from a lister in LA was too shallow and would not fit under the fiberglass ridge underneath the cowl. I am not sure that latching the door at the center will prevent the edge from raising up due to the in-flight pressure differential between the inside and outside of the cowl. My door may require some angle-stiffeners. A local RV6 builder has already ruined two doors trying to fit the latch. Pay a lot of attention on the pictures on Andy's site and make several small cuts. Leland Redoing the static air system to get out low spots that could collect water. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:15:45 AM PST US From: "Andy Karmy" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Oil door catches --> RV9-List message posted by: "Andy Karmy" I used that same latch from Laird Owens in CA. It does require that you thin the fiberglass down in the area that the latch is. I was able to cut out the foam in that area and simply reinforce it with a bit of glass. Seems to be holding just fine. With the heavily fluted angle reinforcements I have not had any problems with the edges lifting in any way. - Andy ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Leland >--> RV9-List message posted by: Leland > >Steve, if you use the Hartwell latch, be sure that the inset on the >portion that goes under the cowling fiberglass is deep enough. The one I >bought from a lister in LA was too shallow and would not fit under the >fiberglass ridge underneath the cowl. I am not sure that latching the >door at the center will prevent the edge from raising up due to the >in-flight pressure differential between the inside and outside of the >cowl. My door may require some angle-stiffeners. A local RV6 builder has >already ruined two doors trying to fit the latch. Pay a lot of attention >on the pictures on Andy's site and make several small cuts. >Leland >Redoing the static air system to get out low spots that could collect >water. > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:32:20 PM PST US Subject: RV9-List: Real tear jerker From: Joe Wiza --> RV9-List message posted by: Joe Wiza Just tried to fit my wing spar into the fuselage. Wont fit, the wing spar is to wide by almost a 16th. the wood spacers were cut to size out of fur or pine.What happened was my helper thightned the spar bolts down to hard and crushed the wood. I talked to Vans they suggested drilling out all the appropriate rivets redrilling for over sized rivets for the proper widthand re riviting. I would suggest using alum for spacers.BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SPAR WIDTH BEFORE RIVITING. Joe RV9A the deep Sob.