JD and Beastlet:
Canopy
JD and Beastlet:
Pilot has seen better days
JD and Beastlet:
Removing the pilot
JD and Beastlet:
He's out
JD and Beastlet:
Kind of a blank stare
JD and Beastlet:
Blackening the frame
JD and Beastlet:
Gluing a crack
JD and Beastlet:
SBach - Cockpit base
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - marked for cutting
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - set to cut
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base -initial trial fit
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - trial fit, another angle
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - forward support cut out
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - forward slots cut out
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - cutouts up close
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - taped on for a test fit
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base -test fit
JD and Beastlet:
Canopy base - 0.020" (0.5mm) is too thick
JD and Beastlet:
Lexan sheets, 2 x 4 x 0.010 - 01
JD and Beastlet:
Lexan sheets, 2 x 4 x 0.010 - 02
JD and Beastlet:
Fresh sheet on the workbench
JD and Beastlet:
Marking the forward cutouts
JD and Beastlet:
Marks for slots
JD and Beastlet:
In place - test fit
JD and Beastlet:
Starboard side marked
JD and Beastlet:
Marking for the rear tabs
JD and Beastlet:
On the canopy
JD and Beastlet:
Another for the rear
JD and Beastlet:
Marking gauge in vise
JD and Beastlet:
Marking the trimming for the rear panel