X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:36:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from argon.lunarpages.com ([216.193.252.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTPS id 687507 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:35:57 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.193.252.195; envelope-from=thorn@starflight.aero Received: from user-0cetji7.cable.mindspring.com ([24.238.206.71] helo=valinhawk) by argon.lunarpages.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1EAIRP-00017v-Q9 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:35:07 -0700 From: "Valin & Allyson Thorn" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Re: Legacy Canopy Fit X-Original-Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:34:19 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001f01c5add4$8191dfa0$6401a8c0@valinhawk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - argon.lunarpages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - starflight.aero X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Peter, I have noticed that the Legacy canopy, fuselage, and firewall are more flexible and somewhat plastic than you might think. I've seen our canopy/fuselage fit change depending on whether or not we've been mostly keeping the canopy down, up, off totally, sans gas springs, or latched. Before I noticed this behavior, I thought our canopy hinges were = bending, too. Based on this observation, I do recommend that builders not do = body work on the canopy/fuselage fit until the canopy has been sitting in the down position, with gas spring struts installed, and the hold down = latches latched, for a day. =20 Anyway, if you need to make some tweaks to the canopy/fuselage fit, one = way to bring the front edge of the canopy down is to shim the AFT part of = the canopy hinge with washers -- on the aft bolts between the hinge flanges = and canopy frame. This sounds strange -- but, this lowers the position of = the hinges with the canopy closed so the forward part of the hinges (where = they bolt to the canopy) pull the front canopy edge farther down. This is = not an immediately obvious approach though it is a very simple and effective technique. Good luck, hope this suggestion helps. Valin Thorn Legacy Houston =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- ----------------------- Has anyone had any problems with the canopy shifting on the Legacy. My forward edge has raised almost 3/8. Nothing has pulled out. bolts are = tight. My explanation is that the bracket has bent. the canopy can be a sail = if left open in the wind. Any ideas on how to shim this down now that is installed?=20 =20 =20 Peter Hebert pjhwfd@aol.com leg2 N23PH