Paul Eastham
Well Known Member
I have a slight gap between the canopy skirt and side fuse decks in a few places -- enough to show daylight from inside the cockpit, and would like to seal it for appearance if nothing else.
I'm under the impression that some sort of rubber seal goes (or can go) between the canopy frame and fuselage deck -- but can find no mention in the manual or plans. I have a bunch of different rubber seals that came with the kit, I imagine at least some of them are for the forward canopy seals on the subpanel. Any tips?
Related canopy question: is there a trick to separating the gas struts from the little ball joint? I've tried pulling on them but they didn't break loose -- though I didn't pull that hard for fear of breaking the strut.
Thanks - Paul
I'm under the impression that some sort of rubber seal goes (or can go) between the canopy frame and fuselage deck -- but can find no mention in the manual or plans. I have a bunch of different rubber seals that came with the kit, I imagine at least some of them are for the forward canopy seals on the subpanel. Any tips?
Related canopy question: is there a trick to separating the gas struts from the little ball joint? I've tried pulling on them but they didn't break loose -- though I didn't pull that hard for fear of breaking the strut.
Thanks - Paul