Fuselage Hatches - Carf-Models MiG-15 Construction Manual

7. Fuselage hatches

Start with fitting the rear hatch
to the fuselage. Sand the rear
end of the hatch and the fillet
of the rudder fin so that
everything fits nicely. Do not
worry to sand off some
material in the vertical frame
areas, especially rounding
corners, the fiberglass is thick
enough in these areas.
Also the little corners of the
steps in the center area of the
hatch need to be sanded
slightly, so that the hatch gets
a clean and proper fit.
This rear hatch now gets glued
on the fuselage permanently.
Use 30-min Epoxy and milled
fiber for the glue joint.
The hatch with the cockpit gets
2 6mm carbon dowels in the
back and gets screwd on a
3mm plywood support with 2 L-
Shape alluminium brackets in
the front. This part is the one
which usually does not need to
be taken off once the plane is
put together at the airfield.
On the picture you already see
the piano wires which lock the
center hatch covering the
engine area.