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At 4:46pm on February 9, 2009, Chumphol Sirinavin said…
...And if you want to fly with doors open, you may want to have a look here:...

Champ
At 4:43pm on February 9, 2009, Chumphol Sirinavin said…
My #1701 has forward hinged doors.
I simply cut off the top of my doors to clear the cross tube (part of folding wing kit) installed under front wing attachments ( and vertically under the wing spars when wing unfolded). So, there is a horizontal slot at the cross tube level that I might try to cover with a U-channel.

If your doors open upward, gas-lifted or hand-lifted, you need to lower the hinge line to be under the said cross tube. With bubble doors, tall people have to hunker down low when getting in and out of the cockpit. And if you want to fly with doors open, you may want to have a look here:
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The most difficult problem in retrofitting my wing kit was to installed the outboard AN 4 holding the under-wing attachment fitting to the wing spar. The AN 4 had to be between Wing Rib One and the wing fuel tank, may be 20mm-25 mm apart. To do it without taking the wing off the plane plus removing the top skin, you may need my technique and a particular special tool. I inserted the AN 4 inside-out ( and not outside-in as per plan). Inserting a drinking straw outside-in through the hole to get to the thread of the AN 4 held by finger tips inside the wing ( the thread would fit snuggly inside the drinking straw) and give the straw a good pull, will get the AN 4 bolt in place with the straw sheared off. I am out of words to describe the special tool inside the wing (in place of a T wrench that I failed to get it into the tight space) that you need in order to tighten the bolt. Tell me a place or e-mail and I will send the pictures.

Champ
At 11:39pm on February 6, 2009, Attila Kazi said…
Hi Patrick
Thanks,my door opens upward with gaslift

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