Hello netters,Michel Colomban,the designer of the "Cri-Crii" and the famous
"BanBi" made intesive test with his bubble to frame connection and resumed
,that no screws or rivets are necessary to connect his bubble (polycarbonat)
to his alu-tube frame. He simply takes the elasticbonder which is
uing!
Joe
Scappoose, Ore.
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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:49:53 -0800
From: "BadBob"
Subject: KR> RE: Canopy Gluing- Epoxy
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I spoke to a friend that was in the Canopy business. He has made and fitted
canopies from light planes to Spitfires.
He said he as done loads of testing over the years, and Polyester ( low or
no wax content) resin is the strongest bond. The canopy will break before
the joint lets go.
Phil Math
Joe stated;
"Any holes drilled around the edges make for a potential stress riser. Drill
no holes."
I would have to respectfully disagree, to a point, with Joe on this one. (I
don't find myself in that position often as he is a wealth of good
information!).
The canopy on my Thorp T-18 was drille
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:51:18 -0800 (PST)
From: oceanmanus
Subject: Re: KR> Canopy Gluing- Epoxy
Do sand the surface edges well with very coarse sand paper, both sides. At
Lancair we used to install plexiglass windows in pressurized planes using
the
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