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601zv(at)ritternet.com
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:18 am Post subject: canopy fitting

Another canopy question-

I'm ready to start on the canopy, but am limited presently by a low 7'6" 

ceiling. I'm thinking of putting the fuse flat on the floor with the gear 

removed, and wondering if that will allow enough head room. Can the canopy 

be properly fitted without having to open it fully? How high is it above the 

top longerons when open?



    Robin in AR

    N601ZV 601XL Zen-Vair



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Gig Giacona

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Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: canopy fitting

I can't help because I just ordered my canopy kit today. But since I was around a 601XL not that long ago I think it will be close.

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject: canopy fitting

Hi John,

Do look over my website Canopy page.  It is progressive and pictures the 

evolution of completing it without

any words.  I'd not paint until the canopy sides and forward arm covers 

are ready as well. Tape your canopy down after

you've trimmed front and back to within a quarter inch from the skins 

with the latches locked.  Trim the sides after getting position

for the front and rear edges where they should be.  I don't recommend 

the front edge flashing as it's unnecessary if you trim close.

Don't get in any hurry as this will lead to mistakes. If you use 

painter's tape to secure the canopy and common reference points drawn

on the tubes and the canopy, you' ll get consistent position from which 

to make the cuts around the latch lever. Ink marker works.

Doing the canopy is a bit of artwork in measuring and cutting, but it 

can be done by completing each segment of

the thing just one problem at a time.

Good luck,

Regards,

Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com





john butterfield wrote:

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 hi list



 i am trying to finish my canopy so i can send the fuse

 out for paint.  i have avioded this step for as long

 as i can, but must get over this final hurdle.  to me,

 this is the most difficult and illogical part to

 complete.  nothing seems to progress in any rational

 pattern.  



 i now believe that in order to have the thing fit

 right, i will have to do major triming on one side of

 the plexiglass.  the manual suggests that some triming

 will be needed to fit the open/close lever.  



 i am going to put it on and trim one side so it fits

 evenly over the left and right rail.  i will do this

 unless someone out there has a trick or believes i

 have made some major mistake in my construction of the

 machine.  i would gladly have paid extra to have a

 completed canopy section sent.  this part is far from

 an exact science.  



 perhaps i am just getting frustrated as i thought i

 was near completion.  those tubes drive me crazy.



 any comments or suggestions would be welcomed

 john butterfield

 601XL corvair

 torrance, ca

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: canopy fitting

Robin,

Putting the fuselage down 12 to 18 inches will help with fitting out, 

deciding clearances front edge to forward top skin and also for 

connecting cylinders several times.  Just measure the length from the 

pivot point to 6 inches behind the B2 bow and set an angle of 80 degrees 

from the pivot.  See link to get an idea of what is,

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/canopy/full/canopyup4.gif



Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

do not archive



Robin Bellach wrote:

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 Another canopy question-

 I'm ready to start on the canopy, but am limited presently by a low 

 7'6" ceiling. I'm thinking of putting the fuse flat on the floor with 

 the gear removed, and wondering if that will allow enough head room. 

 Can the canopy be properly fitted without having to open it fully? How 

 high is it above the top longerons when open?



    Robin in AR

    N601ZV 601XL Zen-Vair



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amyvega2005(at)earthlink.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: canopy fitting

larry, can you send me more pics of you forward skin,  how did you work the side sections close to the canopy hinge?  I am working on that this holiday.



Juan



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