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Old 05-26-2006, 05:01 PM
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Doug,
Now you've set the bar even higher.... very nice ship!!! Your photos are a treasure trove of details.... Thanks for posting them.

Bill Freckman RV4
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Old 05-26-2006, 05:20 PM
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This is the method I picked up from an RV4 bldr from Platte Valley, Colorado.
It does require welding a washer onto a short piece of steel tube that goes over the spring.

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Old 05-26-2006, 05:32 PM
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Default Paint and RV-4 stuff

Actually I am really going to date myself and tell you that my paint scheme is Van's "old" RV-4 paint scheme that was very popular in the early days of the RV-4. I modified it using a basic idea that Randy Lervold used on his really nice RV-8. So actually it probably is closer to Randy's -8 that anything. The colors are from a Cessna 180 that I restored back in the mid-80's.
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Old 05-26-2006, 07:36 PM
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Default RV-4 with a sliding canopy!

My RV-4 was built in 1995 with a sliding canopy (as well as retractable gear). It is wonderful in the heat of summer when I taxi with the canopy slid back to the first detent. I do have the dorsal fin and I like the way it makes the airplane look. The canopy slides aft with the rear of the canopy attached in the dorsal fin. The rear headrest also slides back with canopy. It does go back far enough to allow easy access for the rear seat passenger and has never been a problem.
The visibility is great just as any RV-4. You just learn to look around the bow. It has never been a problem. Also, I see another RV-4 here at Arlington (KAWO) with a slider. His is very similar to the way that the RV-8 canopy is attached and it looks clean and neat. I believe that are a lot more than the three that was quoted. Paul Best RV-4 N66PB

I've tried to attach a photo but it rejects my photos because of file size.
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Old 06-16-2006, 09:29 AM
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Default Canopy taxi position lock

For Smokyray,

I really like your "kiss" approach to construction problems--especially your taxi position lock pin. After studying your pictures, I was wondering if you would change anything after having flown it so long this way. Particularly interested in the plate(s) that you attached to the canopy skirt cross member. I thought at first that it might be overkill until you posted the pic showing your actuator was also attached to it.

Also, do you think that a spring on the pin would facilitate usage?

Thanks for your help.

Bones
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Old 06-16-2006, 09:39 AM
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I thought at first that it might be overkill until you posted the pic showing your actuator was also attached to it.
Bones,

I can't seem to find this pic; where did you see it?
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Old 06-22-2006, 10:50 AM
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Steve, The picture is on page 1 of the thread after my 2nd post. Bones, to answer your question, yes I thought about a spring after several folks pointed it out to me. The reason I didn't use the spring is I like the free movement and ease of sliding it into the hole, sts. Inflight it slides aft providing a canopy safety latch of sorts in case it came open inflight or at high speed on the ground. Hope that helps, I like simple too...

RR
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