Last week I sent out a question about the heigth of the turtledeck and canopy.
I tried the sit in the plane - level on head and measure heigth and I came up
with 17.5" for my head to barely clear.. What I wanted to see was a response
from someone in the way of a measured heigth from the longeron to the top of
the turtledeck at the point behind the back seat. I know everyone's may be a
little different but I am interested in this for a couple reasons. 1) How
much variation is there out there between heigths 2) Does anybody have info
about how much the heigth affects speed? 3) How does heigth affect
rudder/elevator control...
I want to keep my plane streamline but if a couple inches for comfort sake
due not affect controlability or speed much then I take comfort... Some
photos Ive seen make it look like some canopies are only inches above the
longerons and others seem really "bubbly".
My fore deck is made and am ready to make rear bulkheads and layup the
turtledeck........
Does anybody know where to find 6" urethane foam ?
Happy building - Bill
