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paulrod36(at)msn.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:11 pm Post subject: In-flight opening of front hinged canopy

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  When I was scratch-building my canopy, after several iterations I wound up  using two barrel bolts, which I made spring-loaded, to slide over and snap into  two notches in some 3/16 steel t-bar stock. I haven't flow it yet, but after you  release the turning handle, you can hear the barrel bolts snap in place. I think  it will hold.

  

 Paul Rodriguez

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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: In-flight opening of front hinged canopy

I have the old style canopy latches. I have never had one side of m  

canopy unlatch as I was trying to latch the other. There is a bit of  

slack in the cable that needs to be taken up before the canopy will  

unlatch. The two sides latch up independently of each other.



If I was going to use the new style latch, I would definitely alter  

the design to allow each side to latch independently of the other. All  

it would take is slots on one end of the tie bars linking the latch  

hooks to the torque tube and springs pulling each hook towards the  

latched position.



On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Sabrina wrote:



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		   When I was building my canopy frame, I was amazed how tinkering with  

 one side would often release the other side.



 I would lock one side, leave the other up.  In attempting to lock  

 the remaining side the original side would sometimes release due to  

 movement of the release cable.   That scared me.



 Has anyone else split the release mechanism on the canopy so both  

 the left and right side need to be released independently?



 This way, one has 4 "disengagements" before release, accidental or  

 whatnot.



 I prefer this to the single "disengagement" of the 650.  Attempting  

 to re-latch one side necessarily unlatches the other since it is a  

 solid arm.   Correct?


	


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