Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  7-24-2010
Number of Hours:  5.00
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Brief Description:  Replacement Oil Door & Hartwell Latches - Part 2

Fitting the door to the cowling wasn't "hard" but it sure took a lot of time. I made some in-place fillers around the door mount in the cowling covered the door with Saran Wrap and then carefully sanded the whole thing down. There were actually many more iterations of this until I could finally get it "perfect". But, the end result came out pretty nice and I'm very pleased.

With those Hartwell latches, there is NO WAY the door will come open in flight. The only downside I've noticed in flight now is that the fiberglass door is kind of flimsy and with higher speeds will flex up in the middle and cause a 1/8" gap at the rear. I'll have to add some layers of fiberglass stiffeners to the center of the door to prevent this. What next...
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Fiberglass Oil Door & Hartwell H-5000-2 Latches

Fiberglass Oil Door & Hartwell H-5000-2 Latches

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Fiberglass Oil Door & Hartwell H-5000-2 Latches

Fiberglass Oil Door & Hartwell H-5000-2 Latches

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Fiberglass Oil Door & Hartwell H-5000-2 Latches

Fiberglass Oil Door & Hartwell H-5000-2 Latches

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