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Builder Name:Buck Wyndham   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-8   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:3964.35
Start/Last Date:Jan 08, 2002 - No Finish Date
Engine:AeroSport Power IO-375-M1S
Propeller:Whirlwind 330-3B/72H-73 3-blade CS
Panel:G3X, G5, GTN650, GTR20, GTX45R, GMA245, GMC507
 
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Dec 23, 2009     Canopy arrived - (.5 hour) Category: Canopy
After a many-month wait, and some false starts, I finally received my canopy! It was made by Airplane Plastics, the same company that manufactures the canopies for Van's Aircraft -- but it has a few differences from a stock canopy.

It's made of a slightly-tinted, UV-blocking type of Plexiglas. I also had them make a custom front windshield that has more slope than the a stock one, and is also slightly thicker than stock.

The first canopy they made had a small defect in it. They asked if I could live with it, and after looking at it, I decided that I simply couldn't. Hence the delay. Now I've got the canopy I wanted. Unfortunately, it's now the dead of winter -- not the best time to be cutting a canopy -- but I'll see if my new hangar heater can get the shop up to 75 degrees. If not, I'll just wait a couple of months before working on the canopy project.
 


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