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Front canopy fairing attach

szicree

Well Known Member
So today I finished fabricating my front canopy fairing and am sitting here wondering how best to attach it. I'm thinking either screws or rivets on the forward skin and maybe some lexel on the canopy. Anybody out there have good advice. Also, I'm planning on attaching my emp fairings with stainless #6 screws and tinnermans. Sound good? Thanks for the input.

Steve Zicree
RV4
 
Fairing attach

I attached my forward canopy fairing with 4-40 stainless screws with elastic nuts. attached the side skins to the canopy and frame with 2-56 stainless screws and elstic stop nuts. used 6-32 and rivnuts on the tail fairing after I modified it to go all the way under the horiz. stab.
Ted
 
Front Fairing

My front canopy is not a separate piece as such. It is a fiberglas piece molded in place. I roughed up the lower portion of the canopy and the corresponding aluminum of the canopy skirt. Lots of filling and sanding.
 
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