Airplane Door Latches

Door latches designed for gull wing door but has been adapted to fit virtually any style of door or canopy with appropriately designed linkage rods.

Airplane door latches. Commercial aircraft hangar door hardware leatherneck hardware is the industry leader in designing and manufacturing specialty door hardware for heavy commercial use. Aircraft spruce supplies components for a wide variety of homebuilt aircraft and discount pilot supplies. The latch lock mechanism 20 of this invention includes a latch shaft 38 that is mounted to the. Release loads of 30 to 250 lbs can be achieved with these door latches.

Aircraft latch flush latch hk5l3800 flush latch hk5l5003 flush latch hk5l6050 cross reference guide hk5l1000 hk5l7000. It has an arm on it that operates the door latching mechanism. A latch lock mechanism 20 for opening and closing a translating motion type aircraft door 22. Virtually every aircraft flying today has a variety of hartwell latches aboard.

These adjustable latch assemblies were developed to accommodate multiple panel thicknesses as well as various offset installations. Made from 2024 t3 aluminum each latch weighs approx. They can be opened by means of a manual tool. Adjustable or fixed bolt offsets for any skin panel door combination.

Cres and aluminum construction. Not just for airplanes the latch has been installed on helicopters cars and boats. Founded as a small distribution company in 1939 hartwell corporation has grown into a global leader specializing in the design development and manufacture of latches and latching systems for the aerospace industry. Normally used with sam700 on the front exposed side of the door.

The linkage rods are not included. The linkage rods are not included. What you need is called a cam door latch. It is plastic part that the inside and outside latch handles screw into.

This door latch was originally designed for a gull wing door with linkage rods extending both forward and aft however it can be adapted to virtually any style door with appropriately designed linkage rods. I don t have the parts manual for your particular aircraft. For over 40 years we have specialized in helping customers from all over the world with their sliding door hardware needs for.