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<<If you could describe it's make-up/content, where it is
>built into the canopy and why.>>

  The Legacy canopy consists of three major components: the stiffener (frame 
might be a better description), the glass and the skin.  The stiffener is a
carbon-fiber molded piece that is essentially like the skin, only with a big 
"C" bend on the inside.  It serves as the primary structure as well as the 
inside of the canopy.  The stiffener is to be cut apart in the back to allow 
it to "custom fit" to the fuselage.  Then the gap (mine ended up being 
about 1/8") is bridged with a total of 6 BIDS (3 2Bids varying in length).
  The "C", as I call it (think of it as a channel), is then fitted with 1/4"
foam along the top and down to about the canopy latch, where it is terminated.
Then the foam is closed out with a 4-BID.
   I know it's probably very difficult to picture, but hopefully that will
help you.Let me know if anything else needs to be explained.
Aaron May



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