Re: KR> dashboard question

2018-10-04 Thread Parley T Byington via KRnet
My canopy is hinged on the front edge of the canopy and the fuel tank. I used a piano hinge and then made my canopy frame come right down on top of the instrument panel. The canopy is supported by a gas cylinder on the right side of the fuselage. The canopy is simple to remove by pulling th

Re: KR> dashboard question

2018-10-04 Thread John via KRnet
Had’nt thought of that! John’s iPhone > On Oct 4, 2018, at 9:42 AM, brendan palmer via KRnet > wrote: > > Do you have a picture of area that you are trying to fill? > > Based on your description I am imagining that you have a front hinged > canopy with a two arm bracket system where the pivot

Re: KR> dashboard question

2018-10-04 Thread brendan palmer via KRnet
Do you have a picture of area that you are trying to fill? Based on your description I am imagining that you have a front hinged canopy with a two arm bracket system where the pivot point is under the front deck. The gap that I am also imagining you to try to fill is the area between the instrumen

Re: KR> dashboard question

2018-10-04 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Jeb wrote: > Trying to cover the gap above instrument panel. > With the hinges for the canopy, I think I'll attempt > to make the 'shelf' into the canopy rather than make a > removable thing wit hinge cutouts. > Anybody else done it that way? Sounds good on the surface, but wouldn't it interfere

KR> dashboard question

2018-10-04 Thread jeb via KRnet
Trying to cover the gap above instrument panel. With the hinges for the canopy, I think I'll attempt to make the 'shelf' into the canopy rather than make a removable thing wit hinge cutouts. Anybody else done it that way? Wish I'd thought about it back when I was building canopy frame and putting