... you have to cut slots in the foreskin to let the hinges come out.
One of the few building tasks that must be done by someone with the moyel endorsement on their repairman's certificate.
If the canopy is the same design as the -6, -7, & -9, then here is one solution:
Simply insert the Tee handle in the bottom and drill it for an AN3 bolt.
I cut off the unused tab off after I was sure it all worked fine.
To my knowledge, no one has ever done a canopy release in flight. The original design did not have gas struts to hold the tipper up. My aircraft has the jettison but I've never used it even for ground maintenance. If I tried it in flight, the struts would probably keep the canopy attached to the aircraft, even if I remembered to release the main latch and turn the T-handle.
To my knowledge, no one has ever done a canopy release in flight. The original design did not have gas struts to hold the tipper up. My aircraft has the jettison but I've never used it even for ground maintenance. If I tried it in flight, the struts would probably keep the canopy attached to the aircraft, even if I remembered to release the main latch and turn the T-handle.
As Stoney already mentioned, the RV-14 canopy system is a totally different design than all of the other side by side RV's.
The system is intend for use if you need to bail from the airplane with a chute, so there is no concern about what the canopy does to the tail....
Thanks Scott. Do you think you could get clear of the plane before the canopy hits the tail and throws the plane into no telling what kind of an attitude or direction? Seems like it would hit the tail before you could jump out free of the plane......don't REAL caterpillar club pilots roll inverted, before they egress the cockpit? ( and probably light a cigar, & crack a Bud, to celebrate their skill and good fortune!)