talboys

I have a 1/4 scale Vega Glider with a large but quite floppy cockpit cover. I want to make it more rigid by fitting it into some sort of framework so that I can hinge it to the fuz as in the full size. Can anyone offer me a good way of doing this. I was going to use the cockpit outline on the fuz to act a a mould and build up some sort of frame which the cockpit cover could be attached too but do not know what materials to use. Can anyone help.

jdeluyck

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Polly,

I lay-up fiberglass cloth with epoxy resin over the existing canopy, then cut out the frame and glue the canopy to the inside of the frame.

Jerry

talboys

Thanks for the information, this will be a first for me but at least I shall be learning something new.
Dave T