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Chapter 4
Canopy and Fuselage Hatch
Place an “
” to ensure task completion:
Gather the following for canopy and hatch
installation:
Canopy
Fuselage and Access Hatch
8 small wood screws
Two 4/40 bolts with two sealing
washers
Not Provided:
Drill and small drill bit for wood
screws
Canopy glue (optional)
Thin CA
Ruler
Install the hatch on the fuselage using two 4/40 bolts with the self-sealing washers.
Trial fit the canopy to the fuselage access hatch to determine screw locations.
Mark four evenly spaced locations for the screws on each side. Double check to ensure all the marked
screw locations will go into the hatch rail.
Remove canopy from the access hatch and drill the marked locations for the canopy screws.
Install the canopy using the small wood screws. If satisfied with the
fit, remove the canopy and hatch and wick a small amount of thin
CA into each of the screws holes on the hatch. Once dried, reinstall
canopy with optional canopy glue if desired.
Cauton!
CA will fog
the canopy if installed before completely drying.
Tip#3 If there is no need to remove the canopy from the hatch, you may
want to glue it: RC-56 glue was used on the prototype.
