X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:39:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp104.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with SMTP id 2866619 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:24:04 -0400 Received: (qmail 71045 invoked from network); 22 Apr 2008 06:24:02 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=swbell.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=1RGQVGvc8uGfP1Hgg4T7C0cbGNcH7/FhslMkXEKWhDj74/tPgd8MeN4tfp07+uHVXOiJRtDHJrzSIBdk/5kChoF+UZH7xa6dgzGV6uBoE/rW360eCFllgFYNVuD7uBUiKWVVnRwTcETdSNdFheHXlu9ItAIJWw3UBWV4q59ZQNA= ; Received: from unknown (HELO eaglenest61) (gbfitz@swbell.net@70.130.183.159 with login) by smtp104.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 22 Apr 2008 06:24:01 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: zJk_RbAVM1mvsCgKmkXo11csoRA5vy914giK.66eHJu4XAPK_DiIV3TsWMdy54ckYogTLhnyMHNwKp0XW_E_f4WEExmMKYHQZkcdyA-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-ID: <004e01c8a440$961d6470$4001a8c0@eaglenest61> From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Torque tube latch usage X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:17:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C8A416.ACC88F80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C8A416.ACC88F80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Guys, How do you work that torque tube system? Do you raise and lower the = latch with your inboard elbow, or reach over and move it with your = outboard hand? Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 extra-slow build ~70% (and holding) engine: TBD St. Charles, MO In the good ol'e days, Lancair used 4 seperate latches to lock the = canopy but once locked, could not be opened from the outside. After = they came out with the forward hinge canopy, they came out with the = torque tube latching system which is very easy to open from the inside = and outside with just one flick of the latch. It was easy to install = and I've loved how you can adjust how tight you want your canopy = latched. There is no chance of an accidental opening in flight because = it is spring locked. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C8A416.ACC88F80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Guys,
 
How do you work that torque tube = system?  Do=20 you raise and lower the latch with your inboard elbow, or reach over and = move it=20 with your outboard hand?
 
Gary Fitzgerald
LNC2 extra-slow = build ~70% (and=20 holding)
engine: TBD
St. Charles, MO
In the good ol'e days, Lancair used 4 seperate latches to = lock the=20 canopy but once locked, could not be opened from the outside.  = After they=20 came out with the forward hinge canopy, they came out with the torque = tube=20 latching system which is very easy to open from the inside and outside = with=20 just one flick of the latch.    It was easy to install = and I've=20 loved how you can adjust how tight you want your canopy = latched.  =20 There is no chance of an accidental opening in flight because it is = spring=20 locked.
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