Mark, If you look closely, that cutout is below the canopy but in the canopy frame. It's covered with a piece of plex that is mounted with a piece of piano hinge. Apparently, he could unlatch it and just push it out with his elbow.
Here is a better view:http://www.qam.com.au/aircraft/kr-2/VH-XXS-10.htm Here is the archive:www.qam.com.au/aircraft/kr-2/VH-XXS.htm Quite interesting. Wayne (oldmoparguy) > KR> Two up? > Mark Langford ml at n56ml.com > Fri Apr 11 11:54:15 EDT 2014 > > Previous message: KR> Two up? > Next message: KR> Two up? > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > Wayne wrote: > >>Checkout this link. http://www.qam.com.au/aircraft/kr-2/VH-XXS-03.htm > > The interesting thing about that photo is that he's cleared out the area > under the canopy between canopy and top longeron and apparently put some > Plexiglas in the hole. I'm guessing that was so he had better visibility of > the side of the runway when landing. That's one of the worst things about > the original KR2 bubble...limited visibility of that area forward and to the > left, just in front of and left of the wing. A good view of that area is > crucial for landing. It provides altitude feedback, as well as "am I even > on the runway" for three-point landings in a taildragger. I'd like to know > more about how he did that. The Dragonfly or KR2S canopy provides a lot > better visibility, but they are a lot more expensive also. > > I don't think I made that photo. I'm thinking John Martindale or one of > the other Aussies sent it to me when I was looking for air-to-air shots for > KRnet. I don't mind my name being stuck on it, but whoever really took the > photo should get credit for it. > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > ML at N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com
