Doors Finalized
This picture shows the finalized right door. As you can see we decided to go for a full Lexan door. The view will be great from inside.
Building our airplane
This picture shows the finalized right door. As you can see we decided to go for a full Lexan door. The view will be great from inside.
This is the slot in the upper door frame, where the upper door lever fits in. I deliberately did it asymmetrical. Thus when closing the lever the window is tightly …
We built the door exactly as noted in the manual. Although I got several recommendations from some other builders, I decided to stay to the original design. In the end …
This simple lock is installed inside the left window. The lever on the back holds the window.
Finalized upper door lever. This lever is closed from inside and fixes the window. I used a simple black knob from the hardware store (1 Euro) as handle point. Works …
This is the finalized door latch. It is cool to fabricate all this from scratch. Nevertheless it is a lot of work, measurement and filing, before everything fits as desireed. …
Our door will be fully skinned with lexan. We like the improved visibility, especially when doing sightseeing and looking down to earth. The lexan provided with the kit was sufficient …
The picture shows the fitting of the right door frame. The stainless steel hinge at the front is already installed at the door post.