Jabiru J450 Constructors Manual
Post-Paint>Fuselage>Fit doors
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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Remove the masking
Both sides of the window will still be masked at this stage –
carefully remove all of the masking until you only have the
blue “
Fine Line
”
masking tape left around the window and
then very carefully peel the “
Fine Line
”
tape from the window
by pulling the tape back over itself and in towards the centre
of the window as shown in the photo at right.
This will allow the edge of the tape to cut the paint to a nice
clean edge, which is the reason for using the tape.
Never
pull any masking tape towards the painted surface,
always pull
away
from the painted surface.
Fit the door swing straps
These straps prevent the doors from swinging
too far forward in windy conditions.
Loop a length of black webbing through the
bracket at the front of each door and measure
out enough webbing so that the door can be
opened to no more than 90° to the fuselage
and the webbing can be wrapped around the
inside the front of the door jamb.
Cut the webbing to length and secure to the
back of the door jamb with a countersunk
screw.
Use your soldering iron to burn the bolt hole
through the fabric – this will seal the edges of the hole.
Seal the cut ends of the webbing with a flame.
Fit the screw through the door frame: countersink the hole and fit the
screw with a Tinnerman washer under the head then place a penny
washer over the webbing as shown at right and secure with a Nyloc
nut tightened firmly.
Fit the door pull straps
These loop straps are used to pull the door closed.
Make a loop of the same webbing that you used for the
door swing straps that is big enough to fit 2 or more
fingers though and fix to the rearmost point of each door
with a penny washer and a TLR rivet as shown in the
photo at right.
Use your soldering iron to burn the rivet through the
fabric – this will seal the edges of the hole.
Seal the cut ends of the webbing with a flame.
Pull
Window
Painted surface