[JerryG150]

In an effort to share a hanger currently housing a Cessna Cardinal, I would like to know the height on an RV-12 with wheels inflated, from the ground to the top of the closed canopy (Van's didn't know and didn't have the plane available to measure). I just came from said hanger and neglected to measure the height of the bottom of the wings to the ground on the Cardinal.

Any guesses if I could slip the RV-12 canopy under the wings of the high wing Cardinal??? I would angle in the fuselage on one side and slip the wings & wing rack on the other side of the T-hander. I hope!

My 2 year old grandson is visiting Papa and Granny from OR, so I haven't been building my -12 for about 2 1/2 weeks ... but I've been having a ball!

 

[meadeduck]

Cardinal height

My brother had a Cardinal and I'm pretty sure you'll be ok; I don't remember 'ducking' in order to get in.
Meade

 

[Don Jones]

I do...

My brother had a Cardinal and I'm pretty sure you'll be ok; I don't remember 'ducking' in order to get in.
Meade

At 6'-3" I have to duck quite a bit to get under the wing on a Cardinal. We have an Arrow and a Warrior in the hangar with a Cardinal. The wing on the Cardinal will not clear the top of the fuse/windscreen area on either of these. It will go over the cowl area easily tho, which is how it gets moved in and out.

 

[GSME]

Canopy Height

Scaling off the three view drawing it looks like about 68 inches from floor to top of closed canopy.