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1. 03:04 AM - fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER (peter winter)
2. 07:57 AM - Re: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER (Michael T. Ice)
3. 09:16 AM - Re: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER (Mark Taylor)
4. 09:16 AM - Re: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER (Mark Taylor)
5. 12:12 PM - Re: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER (Michael T. Ice)
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| Subject: | fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER |
Hi group, I am trying to figure out the position of the C657 rail fore
and aft as well as inboard,outboard....the plans say to drill it
off....WHERE???? the pics on dwg 42 and 43 arnt clear to me. Also any
general help here would be great...THANKS Peter.
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| Subject: | Re: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER |
Peter,
I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy track.
After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult it is to
find the proper location of that part.
You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and instructions
concerning the canopy.
Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by pointing
you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck watching
George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.
Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm
Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:
No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same
When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.
It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the above. I
made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit.
Good luck.
Mike Ice
----- Original Message -----
From: peter winter
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:02 AM
Subject: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER
Hi group, I am trying to figure out the position of the C657 rail fore and aft
as well as inboard,outboard....the plans say to drill it off....WHERE???? the
pics on dwg 42 and 43 arnt clear to me. Also any general help here would be
great...THANKS Peter.
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| Subject: | fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER |
Mike is right... No two are the same. The best thing I can recommend is tha
t you have the canopy frame exactly where you want it before you put the pl
exi on it. I put my rails where I wanted them and then worked the frame unt
il it fit in the tracks nicely with a little tension to the outside (about
1/4" to 1/2"), then put my plexi on. It's not an easy task admittedly, but
taking the time upfront will result in a great fitting canopy. See my websi
te for more info.. (The finish kit pages.) www.4sierratango.com
Mark.
t: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDERTo: rv7-list@matronics.com
Peter,
I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy tr
ack. After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult
it is to find the proper location of that part.
You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and ins
tructions concerning the canopy.
Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by poi
nting you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck wa
tching George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.
Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm
Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:
No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same
When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.
It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the abov
e. I made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit
.
Good luck.
Mike Ice
----- Original Message -----
From: peter winter
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:02 AM
Subject: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER
Hi group, I am trying to figure out the position of the C657 rail fore and
aft as well as inboard,outboard....the plans say to drill it off....WHERE??
?? the pics on dwg 42 and 43 arnt clear to me. Also any general help here
would be great...THANKS Peter.
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| Subject: | fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER |
Oh yeah.. When I did mine, it was really tight to open once it was done. Af
ter 100 hours, the canopy opens and closes great now and it's still a reall
y nice fit.
Mark.
t: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDERTo: rv7-list@matronics.com
Peter,
I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy tr
ack. After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult
it is to find the proper location of that part.
You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and ins
tructions concerning the canopy.
Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by poi
nting you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck wa
tching George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.
Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm
Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:
No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same
When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.
It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the abov
e. I made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit
.
Good luck.
Mike Ice
----- Original Message -----
From: peter winter
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:02 AM
Subject: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER
Hi group, I am trying to figure out the position of the C657 rail fore and
aft as well as inboard,outboard....the plans say to drill it off....WHERE??
?? the pics on dwg 42 and 43 arnt clear to me. Also any general help here
would be great...THANKS Peter.
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| Subject: | Re: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER |
Good advice Mark. I might add that I did drill the canopy rails down fore and aft
and ended up just using clamps because until the canopy is complete it is nice
to be able to move the rails in or out, even a 1/16" helps.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Taylor
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 8:16 AM
Subject: RE: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER
Oh yeah.. When I did mine, it was really tight to open once it was done. After
100 hours, the canopy opens and closes great now and it's still a really nice
fit.
Mark.
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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:56:51 -0800
From: aurbo@ak.net
Subject: Re: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Peter,
I had to refer to the plans to realize you were talking about the canopy track.
After I did that a lot of memories came back about just how difficult it
is to find the proper location of that part.
You will find lots of conflicting and vague references in the plans and instructions
concerning the canopy.
Rather than try and explain to you what I did I will try to help you by pointing
you in the direction of some great web sites. I also had good luck watching
George Orndorfs video/DVD on this subject.
Check out Van's www.vansaircraft.com/public/wwwlinks.htm
Some of the best advice I got while working on the canopy was:
No two fuselages are the same
No two canopy frames are the same
When the canopy is complete it has to fit and it has to open and close.
It took me 35 working days and 112 hours to get a canopy that does the above.
I made the side and rear skirts out of fiberglass and got a terrific fit.
Good luck.
Mike Ice
----- Original Message -----
From: peter winter
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:02 AM
Subject: RV7-List: fore and aft position of the C657 SLIDER
Hi group, I am trying to figure out the position of the C657 rail fore and
aft as well as inboard,outboard....the plans say to drill it off....WHERE????
the pics on dwg 42 and 43 arnt clear to me. Also any general help here would
be great...THANKS Peter.
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