Monday 26 June 2017

Canopy Breaker

This blog cover the selection and installation of canopy breakers

Overview
One of the issues that any canopy aircraft has regardless of how it is opened is it can trap the occupants in a rollover. The military have used canopy breakers since the introduction of this canopy type.

Again RV builders provide a solution.






Installation
The two canopy breakers were fixed to the canopy frame on the port side using the brackets supplied with #6 x 20 mm S/S self tapping screws. 

When finally installed after painting a copper wire tie will be installed over the hammer end locating tab just to make sure that it cannot escape in operation.



Pilots Canopy Breaker


Comment
Hope to never use it

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