Roy you could do both on the side (dealers choise) put in a hinged door, you would have to mount any thing on the side rail to the door, but it would be a snap!! or just do what we do in the USAF put in higed toe plates. not to hard to make (hee, hee, they just have to support your weight!!)<br>
Cris Harrison<br><a href="http://www.phoenixcomm.net/~phnx2000/sim">www.phoenixcomm.net/~phnx2000/sim</a><br><a href="http://www.phoenixaerospace.us">www.phoenixaerospace.us</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Gene Buckle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:geneb@deltasoft.com">geneb@deltasoft.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I spent some time last night working on a windscreen for the cockpit<br>
plans.<br>
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<a href="http://www.simpits.org/%7Egeneb/windscreen_test.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.simpits.org/~geneb/windscreen_test.jpg</a><br>
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The form of the windscreen isn't final and all the components for it are<br>
not present.<br>
<br>
It's current position makes it flush with the existing canopy rails.<br>
<br>
This would result in the instrument panel being pushed 10" forward of its<br>
current location, making it unreachable without leaning pretty far<br>
forward.<br>
<br>
There are two ways to handle this - the first is to just leave it alone<br>
and not have a windscreen or articulated canopy.<br>
<br>
The second option is to move the windscreen frame aft to it's "proper"<br>
position. This would reduce the cockpit opening length from 35" to about<br>
27.<br>
<br>
The question I have for you guys - would you rather have a windscreen &<br>
articulated canopy or a huge hole to hop in & out of?<br>
<br>
g.<br>
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