Craig23
Well Known Member
Hello Everyone,
I am looking for help with a problem I ran into fitting my canopy frame to the fuselage. When I slide the frame forward into the closed position, the forward roll bar of the frame hits the aft edges of the F-821 skin. In order to push the frame into a fully closed position, it has to rest inside the edges of the skin, which pushes them out and causes them to slice into the powdercoating of the canopy frame.
It looks like I should be able to trim away the aft edges of the skin, especially since I will be fiberglassing that area to match the canopy skirt. I have not found anything about it in the plans or drawings though, so before I cut metal I wanted to get advice from people who have gone before me. What do you think? Am I safe in trimming that part of the skin? I've checked the width of the frame to make sure it matches the width of the fuselage. I included a picture below showing the area I am thinking about trimming.
Thanks,
I am looking for help with a problem I ran into fitting my canopy frame to the fuselage. When I slide the frame forward into the closed position, the forward roll bar of the frame hits the aft edges of the F-821 skin. In order to push the frame into a fully closed position, it has to rest inside the edges of the skin, which pushes them out and causes them to slice into the powdercoating of the canopy frame.
It looks like I should be able to trim away the aft edges of the skin, especially since I will be fiberglassing that area to match the canopy skirt. I have not found anything about it in the plans or drawings though, so before I cut metal I wanted to get advice from people who have gone before me. What do you think? Am I safe in trimming that part of the skin? I've checked the width of the frame to make sure it matches the width of the fuselage. I included a picture below showing the area I am thinking about trimming.
Thanks,