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| Subject: | Re: RV-8 Canopy Half-Open Latch... |
this looks very useful, do you have contact info for Mike? does he sell the
kitz/
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Dralle
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 7:54 PM
Subject: RV8-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.
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
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Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
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Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer
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