Panel support

This blog cover the panel support used during construction.

Overview
While the Tucano provide excellent access behind the panel the pane itself is rubber mounted, heavy and very floppy creating a need to support it during installation and in future maintenance..

Construction
 All the material came from the scrap bin and was riveted together to create a tee with the front flange of the tee match drilled for the mounting holes off the panel and then fitted with two [2] M4 rivet nuts.

On the cowl the center rivet was removed and replaced with a M4 rivet nut and the back of the tee drilled allowing the bracket to be secured to the aircraft.

With the bracket installed the panel is safe and solid for work to proceed with the rivet nut in the cowl fitted with a M4 button head screw in service.

Gear selector panel showing rear connections
allows removal of the panel

Plugs allow the panel to be removed in about 10 minutes

Comment
The wiring just goes on and on -you get the picture.