DSC00527.jpgTommyj's canopy199 viewshow the front of the canopy slides back. On the front right corner the canopy is mounted on a spherical rod end that slides on a piece of tubing. So the canopy can slide back but also rotate in any plane. On the left front is simply a shot pin (third, fourth, and fifth pics) that holds the canopy down when it is closed.
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DSC00525.jpgTommyj's canopy204 viewsHow the mechanism works on a macro-scale. Essentially the front of the canopy slides back, the back pivots up and over the turtle deck, and then the whole thing rotates open.
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DSC00524.jpgTommyj's canopy199 viewsHow the mechanism works on a macro-scale. Essentially the front of the canopy slides back, the back pivots up and over the turtle deck, and then the whole thing rotates open.
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DSC00523.jpgTommyj's canopy217 viewswhat locks the canopy down. Just two spring-loaded shot pins going through an adjustable tie-down lug. I will cut holes in the outer skin to allow one leg (handle) of the shot pin to protrude out of the plane, thus it can be opened from outside. To keep the shot pin from closing notice the cylindrical protrusion on the bottom. Housed in that is a ball-detent that makes the shot pin resist the spring until the operator actuates it
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DSC00521.jpgTommyj's canopy218 viewsHow the mechanism works on a macro-scale. Essentially the front of the canopy slides back, the back pivots up and over the turtle deck, and then the whole thing rotates open.
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DSC00535.jpgTommyj's canopy156 viewshow the front of the canopy slides back. On the front right corner the canopy is mounted on a spherical rod end that slides on a piece of tubing. So the canopy can slide back but also rotate in any plane. On the left front is simply a shot pin (third, fourth, and fifth pics) that holds the canopy down when it is closed.
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DSC00534.jpgTommyj's canopy166 viewswhat locks the canopy down. Just two spring-loaded shot pins going through an adjustable tie-down lug. I will cut holes in the outer skin to allow one leg (handle) of the shot pin to protrude out of the plane, thus it can be opened from outside. To keep the shot pin from closing notice the cylindrical protrusion on the bottom. Housed in that is a ball-detent that makes the shot pin resist the spring until the operator actuates it
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DSC00533.jpgTommyj's canopy167 viewspics of the mechanism at the right rear of the canopy that allows it to pivot over the turtle deck and also rotate open. If I ever build another of these I’ll clean up the design some but this will work just fine in it’s present incarnation
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DSC00532.jpgTommyj's canopy184 viewspics of the mechanism at the right rear of the canopy that allows it to pivot over the turtle deck and also rotate open. If I ever build another of these I’ll clean up the design some but this will work just fine in it’s present incarnation
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DSC00531.jpgTommyj's canopy193 viewspics of the mechanism at the right rear of the canopy that allows it to pivot over the turtle deck and also rotate open. If I ever build another of these I’ll clean up the design some but this will work just fine in it’s present incarnation
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DSC00540.jpgTommyj's Canopy136 viewswhat locks the canopy down. Just two spring-loaded shot pins going through an adjustable tie-down lug. I will cut holes in the outer skin to allow one leg (handle) of the shot pin to protrude out of the plane, thus it can be opened from outside. To keep the shot pin from closing notice the cylindrical protrusion on the bottom. Housed in that is a ball-detent that makes the shot pin resist the spring until the operator actuates it
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DSC00539.jpgTommyj's Canopy137 views
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DSC00538.jpgTommyj's Canopy149 views
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DSC00537.jpgTommyj's Canopy155 views
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