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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Bravo essentially uses a tongue/groove
fit around the full perimeter of the canopy with a 3/8” lip at the front
and 6 pairs of magnets along the edges. The fit is perfect. A
single latch mounted at the top of the fuse aft of the canopy is the only
fastener. I can pick the plane up by the rather large TCan that is
mounted on the canopy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It can be done….but the fit must be
exceptionally crafted.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>colin chariandy<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 29, 2010
7:52 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Hatch latch or screws?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Yep..C1. Even if I add a T later it will probably be just
aft of the canopy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Should the latch be on the canopy or the fuse for best
effectiveness?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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"verne@twmi.rr.com" <verne@twmi.rr.com><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wed, December 29, 2010
3:37:34 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Hatch latch or screws?<br>
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Arial'><br>
Colin,<br>
BTW, I'm assuming you're building the Xigres C-1 without a canalizer. I don't
think you'd be able to mount a hatch latch in the normal position at the top
rear of the canopy if you're using the canalizer that comes on a C-2. I would
think the canalizer would cause enough movement to require the use of screws to
prevent ANY movement of the canopy.<br>
<br>
Verne<br>
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---- <a href="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com" ymailto="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com">verne@twmi.rr.com</a>
wrote: <br>
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Colin,<br>
The red hatch latch from Hobby Lobby is the best I've found and I've never had
a failure with one. The other ones eith have a pin that's too short or spring
tension that's too soft or too hard. I'm building a Xigres as well and it'll
have the red latch in it. The front will have two, 1/8" aluminum pins and
I'll have either one or two lite ply tabs from the bottom of the canopy that
slide into slots cut into the flange on the fuse that the canopy sits on. The
tabs are there to keep the canopy from moving from side to side. The front pins
and the hatch latch will keep it from blowing off.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
<br>
Verne Koester<br>
---- colin chariandy <<a href="mailto:cchariandy@yahoo.ca"
ymailto="mailto:cchariandy@yahoo.ca">cchariandy@yahoo.ca</a>> wrote: <br>
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I'm finishing the canopy on my Xigris and havent decided between at least one <br>
4-40 screw at the aft top or a hatch latch.<br>
<br>
I've always used 2 screws....would'nt dream of a latch with a glow model. <br>
However, this is e-powered. I still hear and read occasionally of departing <br>
canopies and am a little uncertain about the security of a hatch latch.<br>
<br>
Is a single hatch latch reliable or should I stick with 4-40s?<br>
<br>
Thanks for any feedback.<br>
<br>
Colin.<br>
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