scottmillhouse
Well Known Member
Has anyone come up with a safe way to bend the front hoop in tighter for a slider frame after being drilled for the canopy on a RV-7. I have built two sliders before and done it by sheer force but always before being drilled. Searches seem to show that if drilled they all break. Pulled in about 5” by ratchet and it just springs back. Of course it is fully disassembled off the plane.
Original builder obviously did not allow for any spreading effect of the canopy or matching the frame rails. The frame needs pulled in about a full 1” to allow for the 1/2" growth by the canopy installation.
Original builder obviously did not allow for any spreading effect of the canopy or matching the frame rails. The frame needs pulled in about a full 1” to allow for the 1/2" growth by the canopy installation.
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