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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject: BUILDER QUESTIONS

Wondering what type of bracket any of your RV-4 builders used to attach the  crotch strap and also, have any of you used Van's canopy safety latch with the  reverse action in the canopy closure  ie.  forward to go not forward  to open

  

 Happy Flying Safely,

  

 Wally Hunt

 Rockford, IL

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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: BUILDER QUESTIONS

Not sure if your talking front or rear seat. Front I used a triangular  piece of (.125 I think or maybe lighter) and bolted to two of the center  wing splice plate bolts and used a  #4 bolt thru to the seat belt attach.  Rear, I just went around the flap actuator shaft.   

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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject: BUILDER QUESTIONS

Wally - havnt got to the canopy yet but the front and back 5th point attach  is in quite a few of the pictures here. Double click on them to blow them  up.

  

 http://gikonfuse.blogspot.com/

  

 Hope that helps.

  

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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:48 am Post subject: BUILDER QUESTIONS

Wally,

     I attached the front crotch strap to one of my spar bolts.  Still works great after 1500 hours. My canopy handle is spring loaded aft when closed. Works great. I installed a taxi postion "hold open" pin in my roll bar that also acts as a safety catch in case it came open for some unknown reason. It slides through the center canopy bulkhead. Hope that helps.

   

  Rob Ray



S Sampson <SSampson.SLN21(at)london.edu> wrote:

  [quote]        Wally - havnt got to the canopy yet but the front and back 5th point attach is in quite a few of the pictures here. Double click on them to blow them up.

   

  http://gikonfuse.blogspot.com/

   

   Hope that helps.

   

  Cheers, Steve.

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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:05 am Post subject: BUILDER QUESTIONS

Wally, Also, I used a standard seat belt strap attach bracket to connect the crotch strap to the spar bolt up front. I don't have a rear crotch strap as I plan on my back seat passenger being female...

  When I bought the crotch strap from Van's it came already set up. All I had to do was bolt it on. 

   

  Rob Ray



Rob Ray <smokyray(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

  [quote]  Wally,

     I attached the front crotch strap to one of my spar bolts.  Still works great after 1500 hours. My canopy handle is spring loaded aft when closed. Works great. I installed a taxi postion "hold open" pin in my roll bar that also acts as a safety catch in case it came open for some unknown reason. It slides through the center canopy bulkhead. Hope that helps.

   

  Rob Ray



S  Sampson <SSampson.SLN21(at)london.edu> wrote:

  [quote]        Wally - havnt got to the canopy yet but the front and back 5th point attach is in quite a few of the pictures here. Double click on them to blow them up.

   

  http://gikonfuse.blogspot.com/

   

  Hope that helps.

   

  Cheers, Steve.

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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: BUILDER QUESTIONS

I have a Hooker 5 point in my -4.  I  made a triangular piece out of 1/8" steel.  Bolted the base of the  triangle to the two center top main spar bolts on the firewall side.   I did not need to find longer spar  bolts but used AN364 thin lock  nuts..just had the min thread clearance.  Found that I had to cut a relief  in my seat cushion...so as I moved up, or hung in the straps, the crotch strap  would not compress the seat cushion, allow the lap belt to ride up,  and  let me bonk my head on the canopy.  

  

 Warren Moore

 Rv-4, 85 hrs so far.

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