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From: "Steve & Claudette Colwell" <colwell@innercite.com>
To: "lancair list" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>,
   "Mark Mahnke" <markman@lancair.com>
Subject: Legacy Canopy Stiffener-Custom Fit
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:27:48 -0800
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My Stiffener is trimmed to fit the fuselage joggle if it is pulled in place
with clamps.  (Came up with a neat little tool for locating and marking the
trim line, e-mail me if you want a photo).  So far I have only cut it once,
at the rollover, as shown on page 9-11 at B4.  I also bent the forward edge
of the stiffener down about 1/4 inch with a heat gun to get it to conform.

Now my dilemma, if the stiffener is pulled forward and maximum contact with
the 1/8" spacers is made, all the way around, it takes many clamps to pull
it down.  This leaves a gap of about 3/8" at the rollover cut.  I believe at
least two more cuts at the alignment plates will be required to get it to
"Naturally rest on the 1/8" spacers".

Or, if I let the stiffener slide back about 3/8" from the forward spacers,
it just might "naturally rest" on the other spacers after the rollover cut
is (cleaned with M/C) and glassed.  At worst, maybe one more cut at the
alignment plate area on the left side.

I have a call in to Mark Mahnke, how about you Legacy guys who have
completed your canopy.  What do you think?

Steve Colwell   Legacy 2K  Placerville,CA   (530) 621-3408

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