cockpit (cont)

Sliding canopy

pic 1:
In this post, we need to put a piece of 1/16" ply secured to the moving section of the canopy which will align with the front stationary part of the canopy.
I used some print paper to make a template that mirrors the FG frame where the two parts of the canopy meet.

pic 2:
The template is traced onto the 1/16" thick ply: cross grain so the ply will bend around the canopy.

pic 3:
I used some #0X3/8" flat head screws to hold the ply to the sliding part of the canopy.

pic 4:
In this picture we can see why we connect the 1/16" thick ply to the sliding part of the canopy since the canopy slants downward, which will allow the overlapping ply to slide under the stationary part of the canopy.

pic 5:
In order to insure that the stationary part of the canopy is correctly aligned with the moving part, I screwed the stationary part to the fuse. Now, I have to remove all the screws and disassemble everything so I can cut along the canopy frame and the clear plastic canopy.