Re: Darick's Sonex #1646
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:42 am
Great idea! Especially since the wide angle stock seems to be unavailable.
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SonexN76ET wrote:
This is my fuel door prior to final finish and paint with the Hartwell latch.
There is a small aluminum strip underneath the passenger side of the opening for the rule door about 3/8ths of an inch wide that runs the length of the opening that the latch secures to when you close it.
Kip originally shared this idea with me. You can see his on YouTube under his Waiex walk around video.
Jake
N111YX wrote:I often wish I had taken the time to install a Hartwell latch on my oil door! Installing a latch on the round door would have been more complex and taken some time. I was ready to fly...