11-22-2024

 Cold and clear morning.  Pretty good wind to start but an hour later it was mostly calm.

Steve Robinson's Clip Wing Project - Part 6

As posted on the Facebook Monocoupe Aircraft Group:

More Clipwing photos. The truth is that the very first part I purchased for my Monocoupe project was the exterior door handles! I just needed to build an airplane around them! They are hard to find and I was able to purchase 2 NOS handles in original packing! The door latch mechanisms were obtained from the doors of Cary Carson's 110 Clipwing 110SP. I was given the doors off the remains that Rick Atkins rebuilt to a new 110 using a 90A fuselage. I redesigned the latches in CAD and water jet cut the parts. One of the original latches is in the upper right corner of one of the photos (thin sheet metal). The original inner levers were used from the old doors with new bezels made of brass. All the latch parts were braised together and then the inner bezels and handles nickel plated, with the latches cad plated. All the latches are made to be bolted in place so as to be able to service them if needed. The outer door handles were keyed to be the same.