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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: New--CNC aluminum cabin top. |
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It took me twenty minutes to install this new option. It is surprisingly
light. The fit was unbelievable, it dropped right in. This thing even has
optional windows on the top with sweet hinges and levered locks which pull
the plexi glass sunroofs down tight onto rubber seals. The best part is the
outside surface finish. There is no un-wetted fiberglass which stands out,
showing thousands and thousands of tiny bubbles, little bubbles, all over
the entire top. No blue painters tape embedded in the first layers of glass.
Oh, and the door hinge recesses, they are perfectly sized and there are no
saw and grinder marks and long voids where the resin and cotton flox mixture
didn't get into the tight corners of the recesses
If anyone is interested let me know and I'll forward the link.
I think this option by the looks of my fiberglass canopy top should save
about fifty to sixty hours of work both in fitting and then prepping the
inside and then the outside for paint.
I've seen fiberglass sewage holding tanks that were made better then my
canopy top.
ITS SHAMEFUL!
OPPS!!!_______________ there is no such top and no such link.
Thirteen hours in and I'm afraid the fitting will not be the hard part, it
will be filling in all the voids, on the skin and in the corners and
flanges. Oh does my back**&*&*%$#$(at)#$%ing hurt.
They really could do a much better job with these tops.
Sorry for the sarcasm.
JOhn G.
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: New--CNC aluminum cabin top. |
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And now you know, for those of you who laughed way back when, how I got
that grumpy looking face in one of those photos while I was working on
the fuselage canopy and painting prep. 
I feel for ya Johnny!
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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It took me twenty minutes to install this new option. It is surprisingly
light. The fit was unbelievable, it dropped right in. This thing even
has optional windows on the top with sweet hinges and levered locks
which pull the plexi glass sunroofs down tight onto rubber seals. The
best part is the outside surface finish. There is no un-wetted
fiberglass which stands out, showing thousands and thousands of tiny
bubbles, little bubbles, all over the entire top. No blue painters tape
embedded in the first layers of glass. Oh, and the door hinge recesses,
they are perfectly sized and there are no saw and grinder marks and long
voids where the resin and cotton flox mixture didn't get into the tight
corners of the recesses
If anyone is interested let me know and I'll forward the link.
I think this option by the looks of my fiberglass canopy top should save
about fifty to sixty hours of work both in fitting and then prepping the
inside and then the outside for paint.
I've seen fiberglass sewage holding tanks that were made better then my
canopy top.
ITS SHAMEFUL!
OPPS!!!_______________ there is no such top and no such link.
Thirteen hours in and I'm afraid the fitting will not be the hard part,
it will be filling in all the voids, on the skin and in the corners and
flanges. Oh does my back**&*&*%$#$(at)#$%ing hurt.
They really could do a much better job with these tops.
Sorry for the sarcasm.
JOhn G.
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james.k.hovis(at)gmail.co
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:53 am Post subject: New--CNC aluminum cabin top. |
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You joke, but it CAN be done if you're willing to pay for it. In my real life, I've been heavily involved in large monolithic machined aircraft structures (both Ti and Al). I even designed a four seat airplane 10 years ago around the use of large monolithic machinings to cut build time, ended up looking like an RV-10, but was based on AA-1A and AA-5C (I had an AA-1A then). The RV-10 fiberglass could be replaced with maybe five or six aluminum machinings (top (might need to divide into two pieces), 2 parts for forward windshield arch, and two each for rear window panels). Using tab and slot and match holes, assembly wouldn't be that much and maybe some body putty to fill some gaps. At today's prices, machining from 2124-T7351 plate would probably mean the cost would be every bit of $10,000, not counting design costs. Using 7075 or 7050 Al will lower the cost a little. Of course, if you could order 1000 parts from a machine house, you get better deals on cost....
Kevin Hovis
On 4/21/07, Tim Olson <Tim(at)myrv10.com (Tim(at)myrv10.com)> wrote: [quote]--> RV10-List message posted by: Tim Olson <Tim(at)MyRV10.com (Tim(at)MyRV10.com)>
And now you know, for those of you who laughed way back when, how I got
that grumpy looking face in one of those photos while I was working on
the fuselage canopy and painting prep.
I feel for ya Johnny!
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
do not archive
John Gonzalez wrote:
| Quote: | --> RV10-List message posted by: "John Gonzalez" <indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com (indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com)>
It took me twenty minutes to install this new option. It is surprisingly
light. The fit was unbelievable, it dropped right in. This thing even
has optional windows on the top with sweet hinges and levered locks
which pull the plexi glass sunroofs down tight onto rubber seals. The
best part is the outside surface finish. There is no un-wetted
fiberglass which stands out, showing thousands and thousands of tiny
bubbles, little bubbles, all over the entire top. No blue painters tape
embedded in the first layers of glass. Oh, and the door hinge recesses,
they are perfectly sized and there are no saw and grinder marks and long
voids where the resin and cotton flox mixture didn't get into the tight
corners of the recesses
If anyone is interested let me know and I'll forward the link.
I think this option by the looks of my fiberglass canopy top should save
about fifty to sixty hours of work both in fitting and then prepping the
inside and then the outside for paint.
I've seen fiberglass sewage holding tanks that were made better then my
> canopy top.
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ITS SHAMEFUL!
OPPS!!!_______________ there is no such top and no such link.
Thirteen hours in and I'm afraid the fitting will not be the hard part,
it will be filling in all the voids, on the skin and in the corners and
flanges. Oh does my back**&*&*%$#$(at)#$%ing hurt.
They really could do a much better job with these tops.
Sorry for the sarcasm.
JOhn G.
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