Lanier R/C
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MOUNTING THE CANOPYMOUNTING THE CANOPY
1. Locate the canopy and trim off the extra material
below the mold line. The mold line is the faint line you see
defining the canopy when trimmed. Lay the canopy over the
base to check the fit. It doesn’t quite fit, does it? Tape the
canopy in place and mark the places that need to be trimmed.
Remove it and trim again. It should overlap the side by ½”
and the flange on the front should lap by ½”. The back
should be flush with the back former.
2. Once you have the canopy fitting just right, and you are
tired of trimming, or you are frustrated and don’t care
anymore, set it aside.
3 Locate the canopy hardware bag. Mount the canopy
base on the fuselage. Make sure it positioned up against the
forward former and tape down to hold. Locate the hold down
holes near the back edge of the canopy and down ½” from
the mounting edge on the fuselage. Drill out the holes, on
both sides, with a #28 drill. Now remove the canopy and drill
out the holes in the hold down flange with a 3/16” drill. Install
a #6 T-nut on the inside of each flange. Apply thick CA
around the edges of the T-nut to hold them in place.
4 If you intend to install a pilot and instrument panel
now is the time to do it. Paint the visible surface on the
canopy base flat black, then install the pilot and instrument
panel.. (not included).
5. Mount the canopy base on the fuselage using the
screws to hold it in place. Using a tack rag, clean the canopy
thoroughly to remove the dust. Inside and outside. Place the
canopy on the base and align.. Tack glue it around the edges
several places. Especially around the rear former.
6. When cured remove it from the fuselage. Now glue it
all around the edges. We recommend Pacer Technology
canopy glue. Tape with masking tape to hold it in place.
When cured remove the masking tape and apply trim tape of
matching color around the front and sides.
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