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fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER

 
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:04 am    Post subject: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER Reply with quote

Hi group, I am trying to figure out the position of the C657 rail fore and aft as well as inboard,outboard....the plans say to drill it off....WHERE???? the pics on dwg 42 and 43 arnt clear to me. Also any general help here would be great...THANKS Peter.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:57 am    Post subject: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER Reply with quote

Peter,

I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy track. After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult it is to find the proper location of that part.

You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and instructions concerning the canopy.

Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by pointing you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck watching George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.

Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm

Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:

No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same

When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.

It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the above. I made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit.

Good luck.

Mike Ice
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:16 am    Post subject: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER Reply with quote

Mike is right... No two are the same. The best thing I can recommend is that you have the canopy frame exactly where you want it before you put the plexi on it. I put my rails where I wanted them and then worked the frame until it fit in the tracks nicely with a little tension to the outside (about 1/4" to 1/2"), then put my plexi on. It's not an easy task admittedly, but taking the time upfront will result in a great fitting canopy. See my website for more info.. (The finish kit pages.) www.4sierratango.com

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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:56:51 -0800From: aurbo(at)ak.netSubject: Re: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDERTo: rv7-list(at)matronics.com

Peter,

I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy track. After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult it is to find the proper location of that part.

You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and instructions concerning the canopy.

Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by pointing you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck watching George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.

Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm

Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:

No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same

When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.

It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the above. I made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:16 am    Post subject: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER Reply with quote

Oh yeah.. When I did mine, it was really tight to open once it was done. After 100 hours, the canopy opens and closes great now and it's still a really nice fit.

Mark.
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:56:51 -0800From: aurbo(at)ak.netSubject: Re: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDERTo: rv7-list(at)matronics.com

Peter,

I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy track. After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult it is to find the proper location of that part.

You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and instructions concerning the canopy.

Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by pointing you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck watching George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.

Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm

Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:

No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same

When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.

It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the above. I made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:12 am    Post subject: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER Reply with quote

Good advice Mark. I might add that I did drill the canopy rails down fore and aft and ended up just using clamps because until the canopy is complete it is nice to be able to move the rails in or out, even a 1/16" helps.

Mike
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