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Canopy frame ready for glareshield and touchup painting.
Canopy frame masked for glareshield and touchup painting.
Canopy frame glareshield and touchup painting done.
Canopy frame, side skins, and plexiglass mounted back to fuselage for riveting and fiberglassing prep.
Canopy perimeter drilled out to #27 in anticipation of #6 screws.
Canopy perimeter drilled out to #27 in anticipation of #6 screws.
Canopy side skins clecoed in place.
Canopy side skins clecoed in place.
Canopy weighted for drilling.
First canopy clecos in place. This is right about when I realized that the rear window had to come out – and so did those first fourteen canopy clecos. It all went right back in place, of course.
My trusty rivet bucker and drilled hole backer.
Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling underway.
Initial canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete. — with Jean Balch.
Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete.
Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete.
Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete.
Painted canopy frame assembly remounted to the fuselage and latched in place.
Painted canopy frame assembly remounted to the fuselage and latched in place.
Painted canopy frame assembly remounted to the fuselage and latched in place.
Painted canopy frame assembly remounted to the fuselage and latched in place.
Painted canopy frame assembly remounted to the fuselage and latched in place.
Aft canopy frame clamped to roll bar and side rails wedged (it didn’t require much at all) to parallel with the side skins.
Canopy position template taped in place.
First fitting of the canopy. Almost perfect right out of the box!
Canopy aft edge trimming underway.
Canopy trimming complete.
Canopy trimming complete.
Canopy trimming complete.
Canopy trimming complete.
