Hello All
I am two days worth of hours into the notorious canopy frame bending. I am enjoying the same pain I have read many others before me have endured. I am now at a point that I simply cannot see the answer. Before this it was a matter of finding a way for the frame to bend to the desired shape. Hard and frustrating as that was I made progress today. The side bows are inset the recommended amount plus a touch for sika flex. The front and rear bow heights within tolerance. So now after getting it to look right in it?s closed position I tried the operation of the sliding frame and the lower right rear part of the bow (where it meets the side rail) will not clear the turtle deck as it slides backwards
The problem I see is that if the side rail was to be bent back out towards the fuselage skin enough for the bow to clear I would then not have the inset for the side bow.
So before it was accomplishing the bends that were dificult. But now I just don?t see an answer. It?s either The rear bow clears going backwards or the side bow has the proper inset
I have tried to figure out how the left side is clearing but I cannot see that answer. At the risk of embarrassment I?m looking for any input as I?m pretty frustrated with this portion of the build. Thank
I am two days worth of hours into the notorious canopy frame bending. I am enjoying the same pain I have read many others before me have endured. I am now at a point that I simply cannot see the answer. Before this it was a matter of finding a way for the frame to bend to the desired shape. Hard and frustrating as that was I made progress today. The side bows are inset the recommended amount plus a touch for sika flex. The front and rear bow heights within tolerance. So now after getting it to look right in it?s closed position I tried the operation of the sliding frame and the lower right rear part of the bow (where it meets the side rail) will not clear the turtle deck as it slides backwards
The problem I see is that if the side rail was to be bent back out towards the fuselage skin enough for the bow to clear I would then not have the inset for the side bow.
So before it was accomplishing the bends that were dificult. But now I just don?t see an answer. It?s either The rear bow clears going backwards or the side bow has the proper inset
I have tried to figure out how the left side is clearing but I cannot see that answer. At the risk of embarrassment I?m looking for any input as I?m pretty frustrated with this portion of the build. Thank