BGordon
Well Known Member
Afternoon everyone,
Slowly moving along on my canopy (7 slider) and I ran into a problem with the canopy slide rail. The front is positioned as instructed (canopy bow is 1/16 from the outer skin) and the hole for the front of the rail misses the longeron. However the aft hole, when the rail is paralleled, would notch the longeron when drilled. The plans (DWG 42, sliding canopy-top view) imply the basic cross dimensions of the fuselage are the same at the front and rear of the slide rail. Unfortunately, mine differs by about 1/4 inch. We have two options, either drill through the longeron to keep the rail parallel or miss the longeron and have about 1/4 inch difference between the front and back of the rail.
My question: is it better to notch the longeron to keep the rails parallel or have a 1/4 inch difference the front and back of the rail? Will the canopy still slide with the difference?
I sent this same email to Van's on Sunday and am still waiting on a reply. I was just curious if anyone else had the same problem and what their fix it was.
Thanks,
Brandon
Slowly moving along on my canopy (7 slider) and I ran into a problem with the canopy slide rail. The front is positioned as instructed (canopy bow is 1/16 from the outer skin) and the hole for the front of the rail misses the longeron. However the aft hole, when the rail is paralleled, would notch the longeron when drilled. The plans (DWG 42, sliding canopy-top view) imply the basic cross dimensions of the fuselage are the same at the front and rear of the slide rail. Unfortunately, mine differs by about 1/4 inch. We have two options, either drill through the longeron to keep the rail parallel or miss the longeron and have about 1/4 inch difference between the front and back of the rail.
My question: is it better to notch the longeron to keep the rails parallel or have a 1/4 inch difference the front and back of the rail? Will the canopy still slide with the difference?
I sent this same email to Van's on Sunday and am still waiting on a reply. I was just curious if anyone else had the same problem and what their fix it was.
Thanks,
Brandon