macrafic
Well Known Member
Despite my best efforts, my canopy frame, with skin and braces installed, ends up being 1/8" less in width than my fuselage (1/16" on both sides). This is only at the front, where the side rails meet the front canopy frame (where the canopy skin is). The My efforts to "stretch" it using a car jack have failed and I am hesitant to put more pressure on it.
Can some epoxy mixture around the side curves of the canopy skin take care of this properly?
In a related question, I noticed that some canopy skins look like they have been completely covered with fiberglass and/or epoxy mixture (Bruce Swayze, for instance). I know it is part of the plans to fiberglass the canopy skin where it transitions to the glass, but some of the pictures I have seen look like the entire canopy skin is smooth as glass, with no rivets showing. How are people doing this and how does it hold up? If this is doable, I think it would take care of my problem and allow my canopy skin to come down even with my fuselage side skins.
Can some epoxy mixture around the side curves of the canopy skin take care of this properly?
In a related question, I noticed that some canopy skins look like they have been completely covered with fiberglass and/or epoxy mixture (Bruce Swayze, for instance). I know it is part of the plans to fiberglass the canopy skin where it transitions to the glass, but some of the pictures I have seen look like the entire canopy skin is smooth as glass, with no rivets showing. How are people doing this and how does it hold up? If this is doable, I think it would take care of my problem and allow my canopy skin to come down even with my fuselage side skins.