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a.s.elliott(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: Canopy flashing?

Perhaps I missed it in the plans or the builder's guides, but I can't find  any information on how to affix the outer flashing to the canopy at the fore and  aft ends.

  

 In my plane, because of the curvature of the fuselage, the fore and aft  ends of the flashing, after being cut to match the line of the canopy, stick out  quite a bit from the side of the fuselage.

  

 What is the "good" way to get these ends to adhere to the canopy  line?

  

 I can carefully bend the sheet so it is pretty close, but it still seems to  me that I need some kind of attachment,  perhaps a 3/32 rivet, at the  pointed corners to avoid problems.

  

 Other ideas, comments?

  

 Thanks,

 Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

N601GE (registered)

601XL/TD, Corvair,  finishing... 

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject: Canopy flashing?

Hi Andy,

The forward end of the flashing can be secured by a small aluminum rivet 

in the same fashion as the current 650 canopy, or you can use a recess 

head screw with a nylock nut on the inside.  I curved the trail edge 

enough to get it to pull in and it's held with adhesive.  On the trail 

edge that slides against the rear top skin and bow, I placed a patch of 

felt fabric to keep the knife edge from dragging on the skin edge and it 

saves the paint!

The rear rubber trim captures a small segment of the flashing as well.

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/canopy/full/trim&flashing.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/canopy/full/flashends.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/canopy/full/canopyncowl.gif



Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

Dr. Andrew Elliott wrote:

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		   Perhaps I missed it in the plans or the builder's guides, but I can't 

 find any information on how to affix the outer flashing to the canopy 

 at the fore and aft ends.

  

 In my plane, because of the curvature of the fuselage, the fore and 

 aft ends of the flashing, after being cut to match the line of the 

 canopy, stick out quite a bit from the side of the fuselage.

  

 What is the "good" way to get these ends to adhere to the canopy line?

  

 I can carefully bend the sheet so it is pretty close, but it still 

 seems to me that I need some kind of attachment,  perhaps a 3/32 

 rivet, at the pointed corners to avoid problems.

  

 Other ideas, comments?

  

 Thanks,

 Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

 N601GE (registered)

 601XL/TD, Corvair, finishing...

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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: Canopy flashing?

I glued the rear of mine down with the same weatherstrip adhesive I used to glue the rubber trim on and also glued the trim on over the edge of the flashing. This might work on the front also, but mine has an aluminum flashing along the front edge that is overlapped over the side flashing.

On Aug 22, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Dr. Andrew Elliott wrote:

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		  Perhaps I missed it in the plans or the builder's guides, but I can't find any information on how to affix the outer flashing to the canopy at the fore and aft ends.

 

In my plane, because of the curvature of the fuselage, the fore and aft ends of the flashing, after being cut to match the line of the canopy, stick out quite a bit from the side of the fuselage.

 

What is the "good" way to get these ends to adhere to the canopy line?

 

I can carefully bend the sheet so it is pretty close, but it still seems to me that I need some kind of attachment,  perhaps a 3/32 rivet, at the pointed corners to avoid problems.

 

Other ideas, comments?

 



	




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RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.

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