konoctipirate
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On my scratch built 4" Batman rocket, I'm doing an e-bay with hatch on the main airframe for the first time.
The airframe has 2 layers of CF on it. The coupler that I'll be using with hole cut in it to screw the hatch to will have several layers of glass on the inside to make it a solid base for the hatch cover to get bolted to. I could even put plywood supports between 2 centering rings with brass inserts and have the hatch bolts screw into them.
Here's my question. I'm thinking about building a completely closed altimeter bay that's mounted directly to the hatch cover. That would make access very very easy and all I'd have to do is wire the e-matches to connectors on the outside. Obviously, I can vent the bay through the hatch cover. And I could have bolts from outside the airframe that secure the altimeter bay to the inside of the hatch.
As long as I make sure I've got a great anchor system for the altimeter bay to hatch and hatch to airframe, can anyone see any downsides to this approach?
The airframe has 2 layers of CF on it. The coupler that I'll be using with hole cut in it to screw the hatch to will have several layers of glass on the inside to make it a solid base for the hatch cover to get bolted to. I could even put plywood supports between 2 centering rings with brass inserts and have the hatch bolts screw into them.
Here's my question. I'm thinking about building a completely closed altimeter bay that's mounted directly to the hatch cover. That would make access very very easy and all I'd have to do is wire the e-matches to connectors on the outside. Obviously, I can vent the bay through the hatch cover. And I could have bolts from outside the airframe that secure the altimeter bay to the inside of the hatch.
As long as I make sure I've got a great anchor system for the altimeter bay to hatch and hatch to airframe, can anyone see any downsides to this approach?