I think if I had front hinges on the canopy I'd want my lock down farthest aft as possible. one in the middle and one on each side
On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 12:03 PM Rudi Venter via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guys. > > Whatever you decide to use for a canopy latch please ensure it latches > positively and it is easily verifiable that it is latched! > > If that forward hinging canopy unlatches in flight it will pop up to around > 20-25 deg, there is a LOT of suction on it. Not only is it noisy and > reduces forward visibility far more importantly it will blanket the airflow > over the stab resulting in a rather violent drop of the nose. So violent > that it will eject everything that is loose in the cockpit including your > headset. > > Unless you can get the canopy down at least most of the way (it will take > quite a bit of force) the plane is not really controllable in pitch, full > up elevator might not be enough to keep the nose up.... > > Don't ask how i know..... Never found my headset and had blue bruises on my > shoulders from the harness, at least it kept me inside the plane unlike a > local case we had with a RV where the pilot was found miles away from the > crashed plane...... > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 7:10 PM Luis Claudio via KRnet < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > Michael > > I am using this latch that I bought online. It is an electro-mechanical > > device that sits just off of my shoulder against the aircraft structure > and > > the canopy has a latch that is captured by the device and locks it. It is > > electrically released by pushing a button on my instrument panel, there > too > > is a recessed emergency button on the outside of the aircraft marked > "Push > > to Open Canopy". It is also powered by my emergency backup battery. I > like > > this setup cause I can also lock the canopy with a key lock. It is 2.75" > > tall by 2.25" wide and 1/2" thick. It comes with three mounting threaded > > bolt holes. > > On Friday, January 1, 2021, 10:58:15 AM CST, Chris Kinnaman via > KRnet < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Michael, > > Happy New Year and a Belated Merry Christmas! Don Reid's canopy latches > > for his front-hinged canopy look like they do the job you need though > > they aren't exactly what you describe. Pretty light, though. > > > > https://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/photos/Latch/kr_latch.htm > > > > Chris K > > > > On 1/1/2021 1:21 AM, Michael via KRnet wrote: > > > Greetings All > > > > > > I trust you all had an awesome and blessed Christmas and I wish you > a > > > fantastic 2021. > > > > > > I have almost finished the KR2 fibreglass seats which I chose so I > > could > > > learn where mistakes are not dangerous or really costly and want to > > tackle > > > securing the canopy with latches and locks etc next. My canopy opens > > > forward similar to Mark's photo : http://www.n56ml.com/04103050m.jpg > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change > > options. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change > > options. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
