On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 8:43:10 AM UTC-5, Ommadawn wrote:


Steve, thank you VERY much for that image. I was hoping that someone had
done it already, so I know now that it is possible. The rear hinge mod
looks to be exactly what I would like to achieve. Im just surprised that
more people have not done it.
The amount of angle it opens to could be adjusted to make it accessible
from a seated position. I assume some sort of spring or preferably gas
strut would be included within the hinge mechanism. There is ample room
aft of the canopy within the hull. This region has significant
structural reinforcement to support additional hardware for a hinge
attachment. The canopy frame also appears to be sufficiently robust to
support some form of attachment. I will discuss this with an engineering
pal and see what input he has.


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Ommadawn

I believe he lost the space for an oxygen bottle (at least, the factory installation space) when he did that mod. Also, many easy ways to be able to lower the canopy while seated. Most notable being something like a leather cord that hangs down from the canopy into easy grasp range. You can find several other images, maybe of that same Libelle, with Google. You may also find pictures of a twin wheeled Libelle!

Link to a few shots of the one JJ modified.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/fo.../103076/page1/

Steve Leonard