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Old 04-19-2016, 05:18 PM
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Well, but so the flanges can not be glued, because a tiny trifle is still missing.

Each of the four flange covers has two such handles as you can see in the picture, and that must not be missed.


Source: NASA

These covers in the photos look relatively harmless, but these things are not made of cardboard. In my estimation, they have a real diameter of about 55 cm, are made of steel about 3 cm thick and should weigh about 50 kg, so the pad guys could vigorously grip when had to be opened, and therefore these handles are there.
As the handles should have a real diameter of about 16 mm, one gets in 1:160 about 0.1 mm, which corresponds only about a hairbreadth. Therefore for comparison beside the brass wire (Ø 0.1 mm) I have layed a precious gray hair of mine that is still a bit thinner.



And so one of these handles would look.



Let's see if I can make it, that would be a good laugh ...

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