Matt Quimby wrote: > 1. Has anyone used the Aircraft Spruce KR2 canopy, and do you have pictures? > What about other options? > 2. The original canopy looks like it would cause excess drag due to the > abrupt angle change where it meets the forward deck. Is this a valid reason > to choose a different canopy, or is the performance difference probably too > small to notice?<
If you see a canopy with a discontinuity in the flow lines to the aft deck, it's because the canopy wasn't installed correctly to start with, although the bubble doesn't necessarily make it easy. N891JF has the stock canopy, and it's quite well faired into the aft deck (see http://www.n56ml.com/n891jf/ for photos). Jim Hill used a Dragonfly canopy on his stock width KR2 and it fit fine, if that's a concern. It was kind of neat...it turned in just a bit on the sides, so he had great visibility forward and out to the side as well...his head wasn't confined to the fishbowl that you get with a bubble canopy. Looking at it now, he must have cut at least 18" off the back though, which I would have left there for even better visibility. See Jim Hill's canopy at http://www.n56ml.com/jhill.html. The Todds canopy is a blown canopy, so it's a bit on the bulbous side, but the price is certainly right. Steve Glover at nvAero does sell the Dragonfly canopy. I used a Dragonfly on my first plane, and that's what I'll use on my next plane, if it's a two seater. That's at http://www.n56ml.com/kcf.html. Mark Langford, Harvest, AL ML "at" N56ML.com www.N56ML.com
