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What to do if the canopy opens during flight ?
Vaughn Simon wrote:
"Peter Dohm" wrote in message . .. I have exactly the same concern about those tilt forward canopies; and don't know how, or if, it is adiquately adressed. It just seems like a high price to make egress easier on the ramp. In my experience, a conopy does nothing to make egress easier on the ramp. In fact, I recently stopped renting a factory made Zenith partially because it is difficult for a solo pilot to close and properly latch the ill-fitting canopy. I will take a real door any day. The canopy on a Grumman does what a canopy is supposed to do and slides back. What a canopy really does is simplify airframe design, particularly for a mid-wing design; but it does so at the expense of adding a whole new set of problems. The only problems with Grumman canopies is the $3 nylon bushing that wears out and you need to clean and lube the tracks now and then. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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