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03-22-2011, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Source for Canopy Jettison Handle
Hi,
I've seen panel pics with some very nice looking red handles for canopy jettison. Would appreciate some leads on where to obtain these.
Thanks!
Craig
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Craig Bennett
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03-22-2011, 02:48 PM
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Mine came with the RV-6 kit!
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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03-22-2011, 03:28 PM
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Not in mine!
Apparently it wasn't when the builder of my airplane built mine, or he lost it. LOL 
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03-22-2011, 03:47 PM
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Looks like your airplane was originally completed in 1994. The canopy jettison handle was definitely included with the kit back then.
Van's part number is WD-620-PC $23.25.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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03-22-2011, 03:51 PM
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It was finished in 1994, started in '89 I believe. Is the handle part of finishing kit?
In any event, it's not in the airplane, the builder doesn't have it. Can I have yours? :-)
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03-22-2011, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cbennet1
Can I have yours? :-)
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No Way! I'm one of the few people who LIKE the canopy jettison feature.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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03-22-2011, 04:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
No Way! I'm one of the few people who LIKE the canopy jettison feature.
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I can just see Ann swatting at you as you both float down in your parachutes Mel.... 
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03-22-2011, 05:06 PM
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Quote:
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I can just see Ann swatting at you as you both float down in your parachutes Mel.... |
Sounds like you've seen the "characterature" on our bedroom wall!
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
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RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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03-22-2011, 05:42 PM
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Want mine?
$10 shipped and its yours. I actually like the handle concept, just could not fit it with the changes I made to the panel so I found another way to jettison it.
You may need more than the handle, there is a whole mechanism behind the sub panel to turn the pulling into rotation to pull the canopy pins. You might want to see if that stuff is in there. It might be a pretty big job to put it in now if that stuff is not there.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cbennet1
It was finished in 1994, started in '89 I believe. Is the handle part of finishing kit?
In any event, it's not in the airplane, the builder doesn't have it. Can I have yours? :-)
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03-22-2011, 11:21 PM
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Handle
Great! Do you have a pic so I can see what it looks like? I've seen a few different ones so I don't know which is the standard. I do currently have a jettison "handle" so all the mechanisim is there. It's just a bent piece if metal.
Craig
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