Identify Escape hatch
 

Dear All,

Who can help me indentify this Escape hatch ?
afm 24.41x20.08 inch
Which plane ??
See pictures.....

Thanks in advance,

Michel

Re: Identify Escape hatch
 

What is the spacing on a row of rivets? Is the distance between two rivets an "even" metric distance or does it come out to be an "even" inch or fractions of inch distance? I assume we are looking through 6 plexi-glass "panels". I am thinking this would be a "top" escape hatch or part of the hatch. Does it appear the hatch was originally "curved" or was it quite flat. It is hard to tell from the photos.

Re: Identify Escape hatch
 

Hi Michael,

Any Refnrs or factory stamps????

Cheers,
Adrian

Re: Identify Escape hatch
 

Hi Guy's,

The distance between the two rivets are 1.97 inch
The skeleton is flat, the plexiglass is not originally curved.
I can't find any factory stamp only a nr 3C2038C

see pic.

Michel

Re: Identify Escape hatch
 

You need to measure from rivet center to center. 1.97 in is 5 cm. If that was center to center I would think it was a non US or British plane. If in fact center to center is 2 inches then most likely it is.

Re: Identify Escape hatch
 

I measure from rivet center to center and it is 1.97 inch (5cm)
It most be a US or British plane. on the place were the number state, was a plastic strip with the name Escape Hatch in red letters.
see pic.
You see still a little of the strip on the pic.

Michel

Re: Identify Escape hatch
 

From my years of sheet metal detail design for North American and European companies, rivet pitches were rarely even multiples of inches or millimetres. You determined the end rivet locations, the number of rivets required, and then divided the available space evenly. All the sheet metal hand books gave maximum and minimum pitches, but you rarely hit these exactly.