I purchased a mostly built Pitts S1-C project a few years ago and am finally getting around to putting it together. It came with a super fancy Kevlar racing canopy and cowling (I'll actually get some pictures tonight for better context). The cockpit has about a 6" stretch to it (no fuselage stretch). The canopy is embedded into the top Kevlar panel designed to tip to the right.
However, when I mocked the wings into place I noticed that the upper wing gets in the way of the canopy tipping over. What are some options to get around this?
My ideas so far:
1. Make a new aluminum panel to mimic a stock piece that I can fit a stock windscreen/canopy to on standard sliders but is set back 6". This would eliminate the nice large cockpit opening I have.
2. Crazy hinges? something I havent thought of? lift up like the ultimate bipe canopy?
3. Foam molds and heat-roll my own lexan 2 Piece slider windscreen/canopy and make an aluminum panel to fit. This would let me retain the sleeker lines and larger cockpit opening and could potentially make for improved visibility
Again, I'll post pictures tonight to help add context.
However, when I mocked the wings into place I noticed that the upper wing gets in the way of the canopy tipping over. What are some options to get around this?
My ideas so far:
1. Make a new aluminum panel to mimic a stock piece that I can fit a stock windscreen/canopy to on standard sliders but is set back 6". This would eliminate the nice large cockpit opening I have.
2. Crazy hinges? something I havent thought of? lift up like the ultimate bipe canopy?
3. Foam molds and heat-roll my own lexan 2 Piece slider windscreen/canopy and make an aluminum panel to fit. This would let me retain the sleeker lines and larger cockpit opening and could potentially make for improved visibility
Again, I'll post pictures tonight to help add context.
