I picked a portion of the story
One of our members reported that BOTH doors would pop open in flight
Happened only when his airspeed reached 120 mph!
Would appreciate hearing a Paul Harvey "Rest of the story"
Doors Pop Open Flight
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Doors Pop Open Flight
gradyb, '54 B N2890C
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Re: Doors Pop Open Flight
Obviously a "blue" aircraft, to reach those speeds. Possibly due to lengthening of the fuselage due to the frictional heat generated by re-entry into the atmosphere.
Brian
Brian
Brian
1950 170A
N5762C s/n 19716
1950 170A
N5762C s/n 19716
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Re: Doors Pop Open Flight
Yes, you are quite right Brian , it’s something that happens with blue aircraft [it’s not a perfect world] .however have a look at the adjustment of that striker bar attached to the fuselage . I had to put a number washers under it to bring it closer to the door catch mechanism. That door locking block can be worn also ,to the point you could make a new one out of a block of aluminium.
Re: Doors Pop Open Flight
Another possibility is worn hinges. Some doors are quite sloppy when the hinges and hinge-pins are mismatched due to wear and/or pin-diameter is small.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.