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Sorry to dwell so long on LNC2 canopy strikers, but the problem is built into
the kit, so it's worth a few posts.

Upon reflection, I decided that going glass-to-glass in the area of the
striker plates would kluge up that area a little too much, since it's real
close to the edges all around.  Plus it would look dorky and be lots more
work.  My final resolution is to put a 1/4 inch thick aluminum spacer between
the aluminum striker plate and the delrin striker.  This shifts the delrin
aft enough for the latches to engage and keeps the screws in single shear,
rather than bending which is what washers would have done.  I'll bolt the
striker plate to the forward face of the canopy rollover, and put flox where
the bolt holes are so I'm not crunching down on honeycomb.  This means
counterboring the bolt holes since I can't get a core removal tool down in
there any other way.

Sorry, Mark, your solution (glass-to-glass) is probably stronger, but I think
this will be strong enough.

- Rob Wolf
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