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About the canopy, I opted for an anchoring technique similar to the one I used in my Stuka (
- maiden flight) (
- flying and dropped bomb). It is completely removable and without fixing screws.


Made in a single piece of fiberglass from mold on a carved wooden plug, it is attached to a frame that fits by bayonets in the seat of the nacelle



Assembly of wooden samba parts




Plug carved and sanded



Plug ready to be used

It has two front dowells and a hidden rear bolt that is operated with the handle that maneuvers the ladder of the real plane



Canopy and mold to be made. Note the alu dowells at the front



Frame that fits with four wooden bayonets