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Gary Siddall
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aircraft perspexs

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Does Anyone know of any company or member willing to give advice on drape moulding of perspexs.
I am having a few teething problems and would welcome any advice or even pay for suitable assistance or a complete job.

thanks

Gary
Gary Siddall
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Hi Harry
thanks for info i will follow up
regards
gary
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Post by Andrew Leak »

Gary, try these web sites if you want to give it a go.

http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forum ... anopy.html

and

http://eaa245.dhs.org/Presentations/Canopy/index.html

regards,
Andrew
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Gary Siddall
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Post by Gary Siddall »

Hi Andrew,
Many thanks for the Web Sites very informotive

Regards

Gary
Rich Collins
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Post by Rich Collins »

Here's a bit of light reading which might help if you do decide on a
DIY canopy

http://www.plexiglas.com/literature/pdf/135.pdf

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There was a brilliant thread on blowing perspex canopies on the old PFA bulletin board, if you can find it...
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Post by Bill McCarthy »

The article in a PFA mag gave a very good description of how the canopy was made (for a Corby Starlet) and the method detailed therein is worthy of a LAA course I would think.
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Gary Siddall
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Post by Gary Siddall »

Hi everyone,

Thanks to everyone who has replied to me regards perspex moulding all very interesting.

thanks

Gary
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