My canopy is hinged at one hinge on the front. You can climb in and work on the plane also if necessary from both sides.>>>>>>>>
Thanks Colin and everyone else. To me now it's a no brainer. I'm starting to get ideas for the design. Any pics would be helpful of a release mechanism.? Colin, I liked your observation of Times Square not being a square. Hope to see you in McMinnville.? Paul Visk Belleville Il. 618-406-4705 <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: colin hales via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> </div><div>Date:05/13/2015 5:55 AM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: krnet at list.krnet.org </div><div>Cc: colin hales <colinhales at hotmail.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: KR> KRnet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 119 </div><div> </div>Canopy hinge, Hi Paul. My canopy is hinged at one hinge on the front. You can climb in and work on the plane also if necessary from both sides. If you leave the canopy open and try to take off, the canopy gets sucked open about 1 inch but then blown down in equilibrium. I did tests to see what would happen. I taxi about with my canopy open for better cooling and i look out the side for better vision in my tail dragger KR2.In my mind there is no decision to be made. So many side lifting canopy latches are inadequate. If the canopy opens in flight it gets torn off, the turbulence over the tailplane then removes function of elevator and rudder and you are in trouble. Forward lifting canopy can not do this.I ware a parachute on all my Kr flights in Britain. It just gives another option incase of a midair in our congested skies. If you really want to get out, I carry a hammer, but no need really. The perspex is bonded on and 4mm thick. I could put my fist straight through it if I so desired. If I needed to get out, a fist and upward body motion would see me through the canopy in seconds if that, remember, you just need to get your upper body out and pull the cord, the chute will pull the rest of you out. My one forward main hinge with forward and rear locking pins incase that forward hinge debonds in flight? The design is easy and so simple to use and available from me approved by our LAA govening body.Like I said, I don't say much unless I think it important, if I had my way, all Kr's would be forward hinging. We all have the Kr' aircraft operation, function and design reputation to protect. Regards Colin Hales. I'm trying to decide on which way to hinge my canopy. I know the currant trend is to mont it from the front. ?But I can't get over the inability to open the canopy in flight if you need to jump out.Is anyone putting with a side hinge in or is everyone hinging from the front?Paul ViskBelleville Il.618-406-4705 _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
