RE: canopy mounting?
Well, I used the Canopy Glue from the LHS (compound 56 or something).
Crashed plane on maiden. Canopy survived perfectly well... was what kept the middle of the Fuse together. The fuselage in front of the canopy was shattered, but the canopy itself, and all it was glued to remained intact.
Took a steady hand and a #11 to remove the canopy so I can repair the split in the floor of the cockpit.
The rest of the repairs are going to take a while longer.
I will definately use the Formula56 again.
gus