Tunable stay for aircraft compartment closure

A closure system for an aircraft compartment, comprising:

• a closure mounted to a frame to move between open and closed orientations;
• and
• a stay device mounted to the closure, the stay device including:
• a mounting base having a first end configured to engage the closure and a second end extending, at least in part, along a mounting axis;
• a holding element mounted for movement along the mounting axis and configured to, at least in part, effect a hold force;
• and
• an adjuster mounted to at least one of the mounting base and the holding element and configured and arranged to effect a change in position of the holding element with respect to the mounting base along the mounting axis;
• wherein, when the stay device is mounted to the closure or in the area of the aircraft in proximity to the closure, the hold force biases the closure in one of an open orientation and a closed orientation, wherein the holding element is configured to effect the hold force with cooperation from a coupling element located at the closure or in the area of the aircraft in proximity to the closure, wherein the holding element is a magnet having an opening and the coupling element is one of a magnet and a magnetically permeable element;
• wherein the mounting base has a mounting post extending along the mounting axis that is received in the opening of the magnet, the mounting post having an engagement feature for adjustably mounting the magnet to the mounting base;
• wherein the engagement feature includes external threads at the mounting post that mate with internal threads at the magnet opening;
• and
• wherein the adjuster is configured to impart to the magnet a rotational force applied to the adjuster so as to effect movement of the magnet along the mounting post in the direction of the mounting axis.