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Old 02-25-2008, 11:06 PM
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Default Baggage Canopy Mod

About two months back I was forced to make a decision...sell the RV so that I can fly with my Wife and my now year old daughter, or fly by myself. As much as I enjoy flying, I love to do that with my family, so I've created a third option...modify my 9A to fir our mission profile.







Phase 1 is nearing completion, as I have almost completed the Tip-up baggage canopy mod. Phase 2 will be the installation of a custom child seat, making a 2+1 RV-9A! It's nice to finally be albe to use my engineering background for something other than work!
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Old 02-25-2008, 11:16 PM
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Default Go for It!!!!!!!!!!!

Go for It!!!!!!!!!!! Your canopy mods looks awesome,, your wife and first child are number one in your life with the RV 3rd on the list , but your making things work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 02-25-2008, 11:26 PM
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OMG that is exactly what I've wondered if anyone had done...marvelous access to the baggage area.

I see the bolt/angle prevents lateral and fore/aft movement of the lower ends of the roll bar.

What, if anything, secures the roll bar in the "closed" position, other than the aft edge of the canopy bearing down on it? I see the slots are angled; do you have to "spring" the roll bar a bit forward to enter the slots?
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Old 02-26-2008, 05:00 AM
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Pretty Cool....your family will love you for it!

Looks like a GREAT OPTION fo the tilt canopy even if you don't put another seat back there.
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Old 02-26-2008, 06:41 AM
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Default Outstanding mod...

....and Experimental aviation at its best.. Beautiful...now you should do drawings and market them...after all, the 6,7, and 9 can all be modded that way. FWIW, another builder had a side-facing rear seat back there a coupla years ago too.

Great,
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:37 AM
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OMG that is exactly what I've wondered if anyone had done...marvelous access to the baggage area.

I see the bolt/angle prevents lateral and fore/aft movement of the lower ends of the roll bar.

What, if anything, secures the roll bar in the "closed" position, other than the aft edge of the canopy bearing down on it? I see the slots are angled; do you have to "spring" the roll bar a bit forward to enter the slots?
The roll bar is secured in the closed postion via the main canopy latch. I installed some modified latches on the roll bar, and ground down the current latches on the main canopy so that they would fit together. I installed it all last night, and so far it is working well.
I am also going to have a secondary latch of which I have not designed yet, just as a safety measure in case I forget to use the main latch.
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:39 AM
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What does it look like when closed? Have you got a gap seal?
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:41 AM
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....and Experimental aviation at its best.. Beautiful...now you should do drawings and market them...after all, the 6,7, and 9 can all be modded that way. FWIW, another builder had a side-facing rear seat back there a coupla years ago too.

Great,
I agree completely. I finally feel like I'm using the 'experimental' classification for what it is...a chance to innovate and learn.
I have taken good notes and lots of pictures in case there is enough interest in marketing this as a mod kit. I'll see what kind of interest this generates.
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:55 AM
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What does it look like when closed? Have you got a gap seal?
I don't have a closed picture posted yet...I'll work on that. I don't have the gap seal chosen for the vertical cut, but I've got the same gap on the lower cut as the forward canopy, so I will use the same foam seal.
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Old 02-26-2008, 10:05 AM
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Thumbs up TU mod

Ron,
That is awesome! If that mod had been available I would have gone TU instead of slider. You've got to market this!
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