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Old September 6th 19, 08:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Link to an Argentinian company that produces glider canopies and other aircraft windshields:
https://spaeroparts.com/
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Old September 6th 19, 10:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Friday, September 6, 2019 at 12:06:11 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Link to an Argentinian company that produces glider canopies and other aircraft windshields:
https://spaeroparts.com/


Thanks! I'll check if they can make canopies for me.
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Old September 7th 19, 01:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I was quoted $2,000 for the canopy with the hole cut for the sliding window and sliding window included. But $2,000 for freight and customs. Total of $4,000.
I would be interested in bundling 3-4 canopies into one box to save on freight. I am talking ASW19-20 canopies here.

Having installed 3 canopies so far and tried the blown canopies. I would strongly encourage interested parties to go with the factory molded ones. The blown canopies just don’t look right and don’t fit well.
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Old September 7th 19, 03:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Having installed a fair number of factory (Mecaplex) canopies and half a dozen aftermarket (Thermotec, the guys in SoCal) and a homemade unit) , I believe Hanks is spot-on. And the results of aftermarket canopies have been very unsatisfying. I would decline to install aftermarket unit today.

The Mecaplex units are stunning in their fit and optics. I bought an AS-W12 canopy 20+ years after production of the ship ceased and it was perfect. Such service deserves our support.

Could you reduce the shipping on a current manufacture by ordering from the dealer? They could ship it in one of their container loads.
 




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