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thilo.kind(at)gmx.net
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:31 am Post subject: Forward tiliting canopy

Dear friends,

  

 yesterday, I took my niece out for a ride in my CH  601 HDs with side tilting canopy. It was very hot yesterday afternoon and we had  runway 08 in operation, which requires me to taxi all the way down the runway.  In order no to sweat too much undernath the canopy I decided to skip the point  "close canopy and engage canopy locks" in my checklist until we were ready to  take off. You probably can guess: shortly after take off I realized, that the  canopy hooks on the left side were not fully engaged and the canopy locks were  not engaged. After some fideling I was able to engage the hooks and the locks -  without my passenger even noticing, that something was wrong.

  

 that was the last drop to push me to the decision:  I wont to convert to the forward tilting canopy. Shouldn't be a big deal. Last  Sun'n Fun I looked up the mechanism of the forward tilting canopy in detail. I  have two questions, though:

 - What type of gas springs are used (length,  force)?

 - Where can I get the locking mechanism and how  exactly does the opening from the outside work?

  

 Thanks

  

 Thilo Kind

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: Forward tiliting canopy

The XL canopy photo guides on the Zenith site provide a lot  of information. The links are in the middle of http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/xl-up-manuals.html

  

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-1.pdf

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-2.pdf

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-3.pdf

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-3a.pdf

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-3b.pdf

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-3c.pdf

 http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/xl/data/6-c-4.pdf

  

 --  Craig

 



   From: owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com  [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Thilo  Kind

Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:24 AM

To:  zenith-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Forward tiliting  canopy

 

 Dear friends,

  

 yesterday, I took my niece out for a ride in my CH  601 HDs with side tilting canopy. It was very hot yesterday afternoon and we had  runway 08 in operation, which requires me to taxi all the way down the runway.  In order no to sweat too much undernath the canopy I decided to skip the point  "close canopy and engage canopy locks" in my checklist until we were ready to  take off. You probably can guess: shortly after take off I realized, that the  canopy hooks on the left side were not fully engaged and the canopy locks were  not engaged. After some fideling I was able to engage the hooks and the locks -  without my passenger even noticing, that something was wrong.

  

 that was the last drop to push me to the decision:  I wont to convert to the forward tilting canopy. Shouldn't be a big deal. Last  Sun'n Fun I looked up the mechanism of the forward tilting canopy in detail. I  have two questions, though:

 - What type of gas springs are used (length,  force)?

 - Where can I get the locking mechanism and how  exactly does the opening from the outside work?

  

 Thanks

  

 Thilo Kind

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: Forward tiliting canopy

Thilo,

I saved the commercial data for the cylinder and it's a SUSPA, series 

16-1, Part number C16-14864  144N

The 144 is the maximum Newtons force or 32.374-lbs. Tube diameter is 

15mm, rod diameter is 6mm, thread for tube end is M6 x 1.0mm

and the thread rod end is M6 x 1.0mm.  Lengths are minimum = 61 and 

maximum is = 225.

Thilo, I also have a canopy pictorial page on my site and details 

describing the effort to fabricate and install it on my journal Section 

5, April 23 to May 17

Section 6, May 18 through June 7 and Sept 21 through Nov 26



Hope this helps.



Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

Thilo Kind wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Dear friends,

  

 yesterday, I took my niece out for a ride in my CH 601 HDs with side 

 tilting canopy. It was very hot yesterday afternoon and we had runway 

 08 in operation, which requires me to taxi all the way down the 

 runway. In order no to sweat too much undernath the canopy I decided 

 to skip the point "close canopy and engage canopy locks" in my 

 checklist until we were ready to take off. You probably can guess: 

 shortly after take off I realized, that the canopy hooks on the left 

 side were not fully engaged and the canopy locks were not engaged. 

 After some fideling I was able to engage the hooks and the locks - 

 without my passenger even noticing, that something was wrong.

  

 that was the last drop to push me to the decision: I wont to convert 

 to the forward tilting canopy. Shouldn't be a big deal. Last Sun'n Fun 

 I looked up the mechanism of the forward tilting canopy in detail. I 

 have two questions, though:

 - What type of gas springs are used (length, force)?

 - Where can I get the locking mechanism and how exactly does the 

 opening from the outside work?

  

 Thanks

  

 Thilo Kind

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