Here are the cargo door skins at this point. The fit is really tight
and I believe these doors will virtually disappear when painted to match
the fuselage.
Here is a look at the inside of the forward cargo door before cutting the
window opening.
Next, the window opening will be cut.
The aluminum window frame made last year, was fitted on the inside of the forward cargo door. This window frame was positioned to exactly match the positioning of the window on the pilots side of the fuselage. One properly positioned, the frame was drilled and clecoed to the cargo door skin.
The inside opening of the window frame was then traced onto the cargo door
skin and the hole for the window was cut:
After some filing, and smoothing here is the window opening in the cargo
door:
Here is a picture showing the nice fit between the cargo door and the front
window:
Here is the cargo door at this point:
A notch was cut for the cargo door latch handle to protrude
through.
The plexiglass was cut to fit the window opening. The only thing left to do is cover the interior of the doors with fabric and paint everything. The covering is covered in the fabric covering part of this website. The paint is covered in the paint section.
Cargo Door Skins
Completed: May 1, 2006
Total Time: 16 hours