I am at the point in the build where I have the canopy frame closed, latched, shimmed, and clamped to the roll bar, with the canopy resting on top of it, and every day I go push it around a millimeter here or there to try to perfect the alignment before I mark it and start hacking away at it. Then I work on something else because I'm afraid of messing up the canopy. Can those who went before offer some assurance?
I have the front edge of the canopy, specifically the bottom corner of the front edge, resting perfectly on the line on the template that's taped to the canopy skin, which should be nearly perfect but it's possible I messed that up too, since the aft edge of the canopy overlaps the window shim by a hair on the right side but has the correct spacing on the left side. The canopy sides are resting on the canopy rails. The canopy will need the clip at the front center to hold it down the little bit that it bulges up, and the screws on the aft frame will take care of the very slight bulge in the center of it.
I could also move the canopy forward across the line on the template and not have to trim the aft edge at all. It seems to fit just as well all around that way as it does exactly on the line.
All thoughts welcome. I need to get this canopy done so I can put the wheels and engine on the fuselage and get it out of the way for the wing kit that I just ordered.
I have the front edge of the canopy, specifically the bottom corner of the front edge, resting perfectly on the line on the template that's taped to the canopy skin, which should be nearly perfect but it's possible I messed that up too, since the aft edge of the canopy overlaps the window shim by a hair on the right side but has the correct spacing on the left side. The canopy sides are resting on the canopy rails. The canopy will need the clip at the front center to hold it down the little bit that it bulges up, and the screws on the aft frame will take care of the very slight bulge in the center of it.
I could also move the canopy forward across the line on the template and not have to trim the aft edge at all. It seems to fit just as well all around that way as it does exactly on the line.
All thoughts welcome. I need to get this canopy done so I can put the wheels and engine on the fuselage and get it out of the way for the wing kit that I just ordered.