Door Locks / Hinges / Handles

Many builders decide to put the door seals on the fuselage side instead of onto the inside of the door.
Two McMaster order numbers are being used: 1120A311 (lip on inside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high):

1120A311
and 1120A313 (lip on outside, 3/16 edge thickness, 3/8 high). Since you are building up the inside edge, the lip is better to be on the inside as the groove for it will automatically form when using a throwaway seal as mold.
Some builders prefer the 1120A411 variant which is for 1/4 edge thick edges.
Builders usually sacrifice one set of seals as mold to form out the edges, then replace it with a clean second set. This procedure will need 100 ft total.
Some builders experience a gap where the ends meet after some time, see this FB thread.
See also:
- FB thread
- Mark's builder log
- VAF thread
- VAF thread
- Glen's builder log
- Justin Twilbeck's log
- BuildFlyGo's video
- Ivan Kristensen's video with door trim measurements
- Ivan Kristensen's door seal photos (now on smugmug, no longer on ivankristensen.phanfare.com). The sparse text for photos is available on the web archive.
- Les Kearney's door seal compilation pdf (originally posted to the Matronics mailing list)
- FB thread
Some builders use the standard Vans way of putting the seals on the doors but use better seals sold by McMaster.
- See VAF thread

PlaneAround 180 degree latch together with Aerosport interior door handle causing binding (FB 10/11/2022)
PlaneAround FB thread
Low profile handle + 180 degree FB thread 6/2023, FB thread 9/2023 FB thread 11/2023

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