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Marvin Kaye asked about carbon fiber build up for the an alternate hinge method
using the longerons...

I remember a couple of people wanting to go with an alternate method.  Have any
of you made it work?  I ask because I went the standard way and had to finesse
the openning clearances on the top of the forward deck.  Any method that lowers
the pivot point or moves it rearward between the canopy and the forward deck may
worsen the interference when the canopy is openned.  Please make sure you all
have the kinematics worked out before you deviate from the factory approach or
you may be in for a nasty surprise.  

I know a couple of people were concerned about bracketing to the header tank but
with everything taken into account it looks plenty safe to me (I have the single
lever latching system that seems to grab very well at the back of the canopy).

Ed de Chazal,
Rochester Michigan