Thomas Jarrett wrote: >>Also, brought my KR canopy for advise on enlarging.<<
That's a great looking KR. If I remember correctly, that one was called a "KR1.5" by either Sam Bailey or Ken Cottle, probably both of them.
As for a canopy, let me offer this tidbit of advice. Don't worry about negatively affecting the appearance or aerodynamics of the plane by enlarging the canopy considerably. Make it tall enough to be able to see out during landings. I've learned over the years that "flyability" should out weight aesthetics almost every time.
I fly a very "stock" KR2, and the RR canopy's "fishbowl" rounding on the sides restricts how well you can see out while landing because my head can't "lean out" at all. That's why I used a Dragonfly canopy on N56ML, and I'm very glad that I did. The difference is huge. A Dragonfly canopy is pretty flexible, so much so that I could almost look down and see the outside of the fuselage through the bulge I had in it. But I'm not sure it would work on a plane that narrow as yours, but I am sure somewhere out there a perfect canopy exists.
I believe it's Jeff Rogers at Airplane Plastics that makes or at least stocks canopies for several planes like ours, and he may have something that works. Larry Howell knows him personally and can shed some light on that. Sonerai and other similar plane canopies might work as well. OSH would be the perfect place for to look for something like that (on the flight line), and maybe you've done that, or perhaps ask on the "Homebuilt Aircraft" forum (from a "burner" email account).
Mark Langford m...@n56ml.com http://www.n56ml.com Huntsville, AL
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