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stazel(at)cpros.com
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: rv8 Canopy

My RV-8 QB fuselage is only a couple of years  old.  I've been offered a canopy for a really good price (originally  purchased for adaptation to a Starduster II) 6-7 years ago but never cut on  beyond trimming the bottom flange.  I'm concerned about a couple  of issues since canopy fit seems to have been a nagging problem for  quite awhile.  I don't know what tweaks Van's has done to the  canopy (or fuselage contours) over the years which might improve the fit of  a new canopy over an older one.  I'm also concerned about dimensional  stability in storage, although it's been in a commercial shop all this  time.  Hate to pass up an opportunity like this, but it might be more  trouble than it's worth.  Comments greatly appreciated.

  

 Stan Loer

 RV-8 QB      

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flyboy.bob(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:27 am Post subject: rv8 Canopy

My canopy sat for about five year before I got around to it.   I wouldn’t worry too much about ‘dimensional stability’ . . . once you cut the  bottom flange off it becomes pretty flexible.  I doubt you would have fit  issues but don’t know for sure?

  

 Bob Christensen – RV-8 N83RC

    

  From: Stan Loer (stazel(at)cpros.com) 

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  My RV-8 QB fuselage is only a couple of years  old.  I've been offered a canopy for a really good price (originally  purchased for adaptation to a Starduster II) 6-7 years ago but never cut on  beyond trimming the bottom flange.  I'm concerned about a couple of issues  since canopy fit seems to have been a nagging problem for quite awhile.  I  don't know what tweaks Van's has done to the canopy (or fuselage contours) over  the years which might improve the fit of a new canopy over an older one.   I'm also concerned about dimensional stability in storage, although it's been in  a commercial shop all this time.  Hate to pass up an opportunity like this,  but it might be more trouble than it's worth.  Comments greatly  appreciated.

  

 Stan Loer

 RV-8 QB     

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geezer02(at)windstream.ne
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:48 pm Post subject: rv8 Canopy

The canopy should be OK unless it was sat on uneven place, but the canopy and skirt is still one of the most labor parts of the construction.

Louis N18LD



---- Stan Loer <stazel(at)cpros.com> wrote: 

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		   My RV-8 QB fuselage is only a couple of years old.  I've been offered a canopy for a really good price (originally purchased for adaptation to a Starduster II) 6-7 years ago but never cut on beyond trimming the bottom flange.  I'm concerned about a couple of issues since canopy fit seems to have been a nagging problem for quite awhile.  I don't know what tweaks Van's has done to the canopy (or fuselage contours) over the years which might improve the fit of a new canopy over an older one.  I'm also concerned about dimensional stability in storage, although it's been in a commercial shop all this time.  Hate to pass up an opportunity like this, but it might be more trouble than it's worth.  Comments greatly appreciated.

 

 Stan Loer

 RV-8 QB

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Speedy11(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:45 pm Post subject: rv8 Canopy

Buy it, Stan.

 Assuming it was originally for a RV-8, then it will fit fine if properly  trimmed.

 Canopy installation photos follow:

 http://www.rv-8a.net/2008.htm -  scroll down to Oct-Dec.  Don't crack yours like I did.

 http://www.rv-8a.net/2009Jan.htm -  got a new one

 http://www.rv-8a.net/2009Feb.htm -  Glued on with Sikaflex

  

 Stan Sutterfield

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  In a message dated 8/13/2011 3:06:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  rv8-list(at)matronics.com writes:

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		  My RV-8    QB fuselage is only a couple of years old.  I've been offered a    

canopy for a really good price (originally purchased for adaptation to a    

Starduster II) 6-7 years ago but never cut on beyond trimming the bottom    

flange.  I'm concerned about a couple of issues since canopy fit    seems 

to have been a nagging problem for quite awhile.  I don't know    what 

tweaks Van's has done to the canopy (or fuselage contours) over the    

years which might improve the fit of a new canopy over an older one.     

I'm also concerned about dimensional stability in storage, although it's    

been in a commercial shop all this time.  Hate to pass up an    opportunity 

like this, but it might be more trouble than it's worth.     Comments 

greatly  appreciated.

	


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