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Tip up canopy replacement
- Thread starter BruceMe
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Is just the plexi broken or also the frame?
I don't have the plans for the 6 but I suspect it would be pretty close to the 9:
canopy:
c-601-1 $~900?
Frame:
wd-716 $224
c-613 x2 $5.50ea
c-614 $6
wd-725-l $36.80
wd-725-r $36.80
f-631a-l&r $68.40
c-704 $5.75
c-603 x2 $8.95ea
canopy brace kit $25
I don't have the plans for the 6 but I suspect it would be pretty close to the 9:
canopy:
c-601-1 $~900?
Frame:
wd-716 $224
c-613 x2 $5.50ea
c-614 $6
wd-725-l $36.80
wd-725-r $36.80
f-631a-l&r $68.40
c-704 $5.75
c-603 x2 $8.95ea
canopy brace kit $25
BruceMe
Well Known Member
pictures... thoughts?
Here's a couple pix of canopy damage;
This is the entire album, I commented each with my issues/non-issues.
Salvaged aircraft visit A album
Here's a couple pix of canopy damage;
This is the entire album, I commented each with my issues/non-issues.
Salvaged aircraft visit A album
Run these by vans. I'd be more worried about the crinkle in the rear fuse, everything else looks reasonably accessible/replaceable. You may also need a new rollover bar and the first bulkhead behind it from looking at that separation.
Have an A&P inspect and review the work to be done, they have more experience with identifying damage than we do. Van's is also your friend here. I am not an expert, they are.
Have an A&P inspect and review the work to be done, they have more experience with identifying damage than we do. Van's is also your friend here. I am not an expert, they are.
YES
a 7 canopy fits an RV-6...and the 9
A friend with an RV-6A slider needed his canopy replaced. Since holes are drilled in the steel tubing (and not done correctly), he opted for a COMPLETE replacement. He ordered the more modern RV-7 canopy after Van's confirmed that the 6, 7, and 9 all use the same plexi. Frame, plexi, and shipping came to almost $2000.
Bill
a 7 canopy fits an RV-6...and the 9
A friend with an RV-6A slider needed his canopy replaced. Since holes are drilled in the steel tubing (and not done correctly), he opted for a COMPLETE replacement. He ordered the more modern RV-7 canopy after Van's confirmed that the 6, 7, and 9 all use the same plexi. Frame, plexi, and shipping came to almost $2000.
Bill
az_gila
Well Known Member
Not sure if that is true for the tip-up version the OP has.
It looks like the RV-7 tip-up frame is a bit longer than the RV-6 frame, even if the plexi is the same.
Check before ordering...
