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Deems RV10 Project
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Date: 6-25-2008
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Number of Hours: 4.50
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Manual Reference: Sec Home-74
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Brief Description: Sec Home-74
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I decided that I would add a modification I learned about from Robin Marks. It's an access door through the aft baggage bulkhead. Particularly useful to refill the O2 bottle, and to service the batteries. The 1st step was to cut out the opening being carefull, as the piece that is left needs to act as the door itself. I used the air grinder and a cutoff wheel. To make some 'door jams' I used one of the seat backs that came with the kit. I didn't use theseat back themselves because the Clasic Areo rear seats use their own frames. I cut 1 1/2" wide strips from one of the seatback panels and match drilled them to the sides of the door, leaving about 5/8" exposed into the door opening. I used a 3/4" piece of 1/8" flat alum across the top, and then a 1" piano hinge across the bottom. After trueing up the door edges, and the door opening, I dimpled, primed and then riveted the door 'jams' in place. I added two "J" channel stiffeners to the center of the door to provide some stiffness to the door. I picked up some camloc type fastners from Aerozona on Tues. I'm going to use them to close the door. Initially, I'm going to try and use just 2, one in each of the upper corners, I may need to add 2 midway down the door if it doesn't secure it enough. its been MUCHO hot here lately, so progress on anything is SLOW. My painter called yesterday and he's good to go on picking up my plane late next week for paint WHOOHOO!! Still waiting on the rudder pedals from Paul G to arrive.
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Aft baggage bulkhead access door cut drilled and clecoed
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Door with J channel stiffeners
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Camloc fasteners.
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