Cruising along at 4500 ft. Saturday from Rostraver, PA (FWQ) to Bolivar, MO (M17) fat, dumb and happy. OAT 23 degrees; 163 kts TAS; no turbulence. Hear a loud bang, but no change in engine parameters or flying qualities. Landed at I23 (Fayette County, OH) to check things out. Discovered a 15 inch crack in the right side of the canopy about ten inches forward of the cross brace. Sikoflex install with not a single rivet in the canopy. Previously had and stopped drilled two 6-inch cracks on either side just forward of the cross brace so I felt further cracking was not going to occur. Have no idea what the specific causes were unless I inadvertently created stress points when clamping the canopy during initial fitting.
Want to attempt a repair before punting to a new install. Can anyone point me to the previous forum threads that offer the best repair advice?
And yes - that dull roar you may have heard early Sat morning was me repeatedly going through my curse word inventory.
Want to attempt a repair before punting to a new install. Can anyone point me to the previous forum threads that offer the best repair advice?
And yes - that dull roar you may have heard early Sat morning was me repeatedly going through my curse word inventory.