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Bluebell
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Recommendations for canopy moulding

Post by Bluebell » Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:43 pm

Has anyone any recommendations for someone who can mould new canopies in the UK? My canopy was off my aircraft whilst I repaired a couple of cracks in it. Unfortunately someone knocked it off the shelving today, smashing the canopy into a number of pieces.

The aircraft is a Mitchell-Proctor Kittiwake and there is only one other in existence, as far as I know - cannibalising from another aircraft is therefore not an option. The canopy is rather large and has a compound curvature.

Many thanks,

Hayden.
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ian herdis
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Re: Recommendations for canopy moulding

Post by ian herdis » Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:14 pm

Hi. Hayden.

There was an advert on AFORS a while back for a new UK canopy maker.

There was no web page just a name and email address.

Karen Willets willetskaren AT gmail.com

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Re: Recommendations for canopy moulding

Post by mikehallam » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:08 pm

From Feb. RansMail :

Trevor Wilcock' pictures Emeraude with a new windscreen and canopy, made on moulds which were produced from his original (and hardly crack-free!) components by Gary Siddall. A similar set is being made for another. The cost for the moulds and two sets of components was significantly less than parts
from French sources, and the results are excellent. Gary's contact details are on the LAA website at
http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co. ... pliers.pdf

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Re: Recommendations for canopy moulding

Post by phil brookman » Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:39 am

i have a couple of compound canopies sitting here doing nothing ..not sure of dimensions without checking ..
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Re: Recommendations for canopy moulding

Post by terryws » Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:05 pm

Try this company at Colchester

www.projectplastics.co.uk

They have done good work for one of our glidinig club members

Terry Slater
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