I have both a handle and a cable on my Super Rebel. Instead of merely
hooking the cable to a fixed point at the front of the door I fashioned a
simple handle out of a piece of angle aluminum (1 x 1 I think). I held the
angle against the door with a bolt about which the angle pivots. The cable
is hooked to the angle. It's hard to describe in words (I'll post a
picture), but you can either reach forward and push down on the angle or you
can grab the cable to open the door.
Mike Kimball
SR #044
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of
rickhm@mindspring.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:39 PM
To:
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Door Latch Systems
Not that I am suggesting the wire approach is bad, but I did find some nice
handles from Wag Aero that are a flush mount externally (like the C-182
handles) and they were easy to install. The WAG part number is M-242-000.
Cost is $56 each.
Rick Muller
SR70
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Patterson <
beep@sympatico.ca>
Sent: Feb 3, 2004 8:20 PM
To:
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Door Latch Systems
Hi Bill !
For at least 4 years, I had an amphib Rebel with a wire running
from the front to back of the door, about 1" - 2" down from the top,
covered with a piece of clear fuel line. It sat on top of the
upholstered door panel, and was extremely easy to use !
When arriving on the water, if anything went wrong, I didn't
have to worry about finding & pulling any fancy handle - just swipe
anywhere along the top part of the door, pull down, and I was out !!
Maybe not too pretty, but it worked well ....
Another advantage of the cable release is it's easy to reach from
the front OR back seats - someone in the rear seats might want to open the
door (perhaps on the passenger side), without having to stand up &
lean forward to reach the front latch ... That's a BIG airplane,
and it's a LONG way forward !! :-)
The Factory Moose used the inside handle from a Mazda from
a wreckers. These plastic handles were very nice, light, and mounted
recessed into the door panels. They pulled on a small threaded rod
with hex nuts to operate the mechanism. This was a MAJOR pain, as
the rod would rotate, and the nuts would fall off - ouch ! Then
you couldn't get in or out, and you had to dis-assemble the door
to fix it !! That airplane also had a paddle handle near the
front of the door on the outside - NOT a good place for a latch
handle - put it near the BACK of the door on the outside, so
pulling helps open the door. ;-)
Spaenaur have lots of different latches and handles, some
with locks, as well as tons of other useful stuff for airplanes,
like rubber edge trim in many shapes, etc. They're here in
Kitchener, Ontario, but likely have US outlets, too ...
www.spaenaur.com
The catalogue is a couple of inches thick !!
There's a couple of back-to-back paddle latches that look very
Cessna-ish ... ;-)
.....bobp
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On Monday 02 February 2004 04:03 pm, you wrote:
BlankHi guys,
What are you fellows doing for door latch systems on the SR/Moose?
Don't know if the Rebel and Elite use similar systems, but I'm thinking
there's something better than a piece of cable that you yank on. I've
seen what the 'seaplane' doors are using, but looks pretty heavy.
Alternative ideas?
Bill
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