Reverse canopy latching system pics

Guys do you have any pictures of the canopy latching system on the RV4 that work backwards from the plans? I want forward action on the handle to latch the canopy. And aft action to unlatch. That makes more sense to me.

how about a -3?

Here's mine:

http://picasaweb.google.com/tonyboytoo/RV3BCanopy#5164016829083159730

And here's Randy Lervold's:

http://www.romeolima.com/RV3works/Airframe/DSC_1275.jpg

Tony

Latching rv4 canopy

Just noticed that pictures have been provided and it?s pretty basic. Unless the design on the system on my ?4 has been changed, all that?s required is to reverse the fore and aft locking rods on the latching bell crank. In other words, put the forward rod to the top and the aft rod to the bottom of the bell crank thus reversing the locking action. Make any rod adjustments and support mechanisms necessary to support the change.

Tony Spicer said:

Here's mine:

http://picasaweb.google.com/tonyboytoo/RV3BCanopy#5164016829083159730

And here's Randy Lervold's:

http://www.romeolima.com/RV3works/Airframe/DSC_1275.jpg

Tony

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Very nice! Thank you. By the way outstanding job on the canopy skirts. I was thinking about making mine out of glass as well.

My Latching Rods....

Axel,

Frank is right about the reversing. I did it cause it seemed a better way to make the rods operate in a straighter plane. See pic below.

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