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I have been trying to get a good fit up between my canopy the longerons and
the front and rear edges where they abut the rear fuselage and the front
deck.  I am trying to fit the fighter style canopy.

I have no forward fuel tank so I have fabricated brackets to hold the hinge
arms which in turn mount on a 3" x 1" angle which runs from the longerons to
the nose gear tunnel.  As per the builder's manual I have narrowed down the
stiffening on the canopy sides to match the width of the longerons.  When I
place the canopy into position all is well and the fit up is great
UNTIL...............

I mount the two gas springs which counter balance the canopy.  These two
springs are so strong that they take the curvature of the canopy at the
longeron level and straighten it out causing it to increase the overall
length of the canopy and foul up my fit.  It seems to me that the note in
the manual telling you to remove the stiffening as it is not needed maybe is
not needed itself!

Has anyone out there in cyber build land had the same experience?  If so any
solutions or suggestions would be welcome.  My wife says sell the thing as
is and buy something that flies!!!


Kind regards

Ian

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