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1. 07:52 AM - Re: canopy fit questions (Im7shannon@aol.com)
2. 12:13 PM - Van's conduit (Richard Tasker)
3. 01:08 PM - Re: Van's conduit (barry pote)
4. 02:15 PM - Re: Van's conduit (johncclarkva@cs.com)
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| Subject: | Re: canopy fit questions |
--> RV9-List message posted by: Im7shannon@aol.com
Hi Barry
One good trick that worked well for me was to fit the rear skirts in place on
the fuse with the canopy slightly aft of its final closed and locked
position, which makes them fit real tight when you do close it. I left mine a
little long in case I needed to trim them later, but they came out just
right. Some duct tape helps hold everything in place while drilling
Kevin Shannon
Following the RV10 development...
> If some of you guys that 'have been there and done that' could comment
> on the following questions:
>
> The front of the canopy is drilled and clecoed to the canopy frame, and
> to the back bone. According to the plans, the rear of the canopy does
> not get drilled till the rear skin is drilled to it. In order to get the
> right and left bottom edges of the canopy plexiglass down for drilling
> to the 660, some light pressure is required on the rear of the
> plexiglass to bring it down to the rear canopy bow.
>
> 1. if you do this on the fuselage, someone might have to be inside the
> canopy to apply clamps to the rear. Has anyone drilled the right and
> left lower sides of the plexiglass to the canopy frame skirts, OFF THE
> fuselage? Has anyone drilled and clecoed the rear plexiglass to the
> rear canopy bow, to accomplish this?
>
> 2. On the front....the front fuselage top skin finishes at the roll bar.
> The windshield kind of squashes it (that top skin) at the rollbar. Van's
> told me that the manual probably still tells us that we can slit the
> skin (I saw this on an RV6a..Orndorff tapes) and let the plexiglass wind
> shield go behind it (the skin) near the rollbar. The manual (mine) does
> not mention this. How did you all do this?
>
> Barry Pote RV9a canopy in 2 pieces and lots of holes drilled and no
> cracks....YET.
>
>
>
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--> RV9-List message posted by: Richard Tasker <retasker@optonline.net>
I have ordered Van's conduit for wiring routing in the wing.
Unfortunately, it is not here yet and I want to work on the wing ribs.
Does anyone know what size holes I should provide for this in the ribs?
Does this require additional abrasion protection in the form of
bushings, or is it good as is?
Thanks,
Dick Tasker 90573
Starting the wings...
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| Subject: | Re: Van's conduit |
--> RV9-List message posted by: barry pote <barrypote@comcast.net>
Wait till you get the material, in case they have changed. Advice I
would give is put the holes in before riveting ribs to spars. I used pro
seal to hold it in place.
Barry Pote RV9a
> I have ordered Van's conduit for wiring routing in the wing.
> Unfortunately, it is not here yet and I want to work on the wing ribs.
>
> Does anyone know what size holes I should provide for this in the ribs?
> Does this require additional abrasion protection in the form of
> bushings, or is it good as is?
>
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--> RV9-List message posted by: johncclarkva@cs.com
I tried another approach rather than cutting holes in the ribs. I found some small
aluminum clips at Lowes. I think they were to be used for hanging telephone
wire. They were about 3/8 X 1 with a hook that would wrap around a 1/8 drill.
I spread out the hook until it came out flat on the bottom with a slight
hump on the end. Just right for holding onto wire ties. I then pop riveted
the hook to the rib and installed the tube through the lightening holes, used
the wire tie to connect the hook and tube, then shot some aluminum safe rtv between
the tube and rib. Fast, easy, small hole, and looks pretty good. John.
Richard Tasker <retasker@optonline.net> wrote:
>--> RV9-List message posted by: Richard Tasker <retasker@optonline.net>
>
>I have ordered Van's conduit for wiring routing in the wing.
> Unfortunately, it is not here yet and I want to work on the wing ribs.
>
>Does anyone know what size holes I should provide for this in the ribs?
> Does this require additional abrasion protection in the form of
>bushings, or is it good as is?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dick Tasker 90573
>Starting the wings...
>
>
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