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ch701builder

Joined: 07 Feb 2006
Posts: 119
Location: N38.9947,W105.1305,ALT. 9,100'

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: 701 Rear Access Panel

CH701 builders,

How have some of you added/modified  the extra rear fuselage access 

panel? Where at? How big? etc... Pictures and links would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Keith

CH701 -- 50% of rear fuselage

N 38.9947

W 105.1305

Alt. 9,100'

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georgerace

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 788
Location: Albion, MI

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: 701 Rear Access Panel

Keith:

  

 Am building the 701  from kit.

  

 Today I cut the rear  access panel into the bottom of the fuselage.  Has been planned for some  time, finally getting to it as I wanted to run my rudder light and trim tab  wires down through a tube to the front of the fuselage.

  

 Before cutting the  hole I did call Roger at Zenith this morning.  Wanted to made absolutely  sure that the removing of the bottom skin would not weaken the fuselage at that  point.  The only recommendation he made was to make sure and surround the  opening with "L" or "Z" angle to put back some support for the area.   I actually cut and fitted some "U" channel that was 3/4 X 3/4 and it worked out  very nice.

  

 I am fitting the  opening with a cover plate that will be attached by 10 screws and nut  plates.  For strength I am doing an inverted install of the cover plate,  that is the "U" channel outlines the opening in the skin.  The cover plate  will actually be fastened beyond the "U" channel in all directions, and fit  between the longerons that run down the corner of the fuselage.  Hope that  makes sense.  Should make a very neat and finished looking job when it is  done.  

  

 Tomorrow I am going  to drill and install the nut plates and hopefully then rivet all the pieces into  place.  Incidentally, I am going to use a "flat" surface for setting the  rivets in the support brackets as they will be under the cover plate and I  though the normal "dome would probably be just a bit to  high.

  

 I will be doing  pictures probably tomorrow and would be happy to send some along for you to see  if you wish.

  

 Take  care,

  

 George

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