Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:07:39 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta10.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.5.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2943751 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:08:27 -0500 Received: from KRAUSHOUSE (ool-44c41a62.dyn.optonline.net [68.196.26.98]) by mta10.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003)) with SMTP id <0HRW00KL4CPX97@mta10.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:08:23 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:08:17 -0500 From: Ron and Barbara Subject: Forward Hinged Canopy X-Original-To: LML X-Original-Cc: kraus96@optonline.net X-Original-Message-id: <02c001c3e0f9$90832c20$621ac444@KRAUSHOUSE> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_jCIjhdMXKLRW4/w9EzSOvQ)" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_jCIjhdMXKLRW4/w9EzSOvQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I'm ready to purchase 80 feet of 5 inch wide Unidirectional Carbon Fiber. I used the LML Search, but was not able to find the answers to these questions...... 1) Is the Graphite Fiber Tape, part number 01-06200, in the ACS catalog what I should buy? (This is the only 5 inch wide item listed) 2) I have a header tank with hinge pockets. Is hinging it on the header tank preferred or should I consider using a "no header tank" method? (I have purchased the Forward Hinged Canopy kit) 3) I'm not sure I want to drill through the longerons. Have any of you developed a way to attach the gas strut brackets (or no header tank hinges) without drilling the longerons? Ron Kraus LNC2 --Boundary_(ID_jCIjhdMXKLRW4/w9EzSOvQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

I'm ready to purchase 80 feet of 5 inch wide Unidirectional Carbon Fiber.

I used the LML Search, but was not able to find the answers to these questions......

1) Is the Graphite Fiber Tape, part number 01-06200, in the ACS catalog what I should buy? (This is the only 5 inch wide item listed)

2) I have a header tank with hinge pockets. Is hinging it on the header tank preferred or should I consider using a "no header tank" method? (I have purchased the Forward Hinged Canopy kit)

3) I'm not sure I want to drill through the longerons. Have any of you developed a way to attach the gas strut brackets (or no header tank hinges) without drilling the longerons?

Ron Kraus

LNC2

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