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| Subject: | RV-8 canopy latch |
Available here:
http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=277
Another video showing it in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goWhjqpzIIY&feature=youtu.be
Thanks,
Vince Frazier
Flyboy Accessories
3963 Caborn Road North
Mount Vernon, IN 47620
812-464-1839
1-888-8FLYBOY
1-888-835-9269
www.flyboyaccessories.com
> Time: 06:56:35 PM PST US
> From: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
> Subject: RV-List: RV-8 Canopy Half-Open Latch...
>
>
> I found a pretty ingenious canopy half-open latch system from fellow RV-8
> builder Mike Zeller. The pictures pretty much tell the story along with my
> YouTube video of the system in operation. The system has a free spinning
> cam and a latch that allows the canopy to be fully opened and closed
> normally. If you open the canopy just past half way, then pull it forward
> slowly, the cam will line up and fall into the latch perfectly and then
> will keep the canopy from sliding back any further! To close the canopy,
> you just pull on it and close it. To open it all the way, you just pull it
> forward a few inches, then slide it back all the way. The best part is
> that there is no chance of scratches on any paint and it seems to hold the
> canopy *very* securely in the half-open position. A pretty amazing piece
> of engineering. Van's should just include this system as a part of the
> stock canopy installation. The latch kit only comes with the black plastic
> parts and that little machined aluminum fitting. I needed a .125" spacer
> and wanted to use flush screws, so I fabricated some additional plates to
> go on either side of the latch. To give the whole thing a bit more
> strength, I made a backing plate out of .063" and added a couple of
> platenuts. All of the bits and pieces will get black power coated to match
> everything else in the cockpit, so you won't even notice its there when
> all's said and done! Super Cool!
>
> Here's a YouTube video I made of the cam and latch system in action:
>
> http://youtu.be/f0BSlcYxU4M
>
> Pretty cool.
>
>
> -
> Matt Dralle
>
> RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
> http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
> http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
> http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
> Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
>
> RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
> http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
> Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer
> Mode
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