Canopy quick release and disconnect plug

I finished fabrication and installation of the canopy quick disconnect hinge. I started modification of the fwd turtle deck to accept a square cut out for the disconnect plug. The socket side of the disconnect cable is designed to snap into a square cutout. I decided to modify the fwd turtle deck rear bulkhead to remove the core and close out the the area of the plug. The close out has a thick build up of fiberglass doublers to make up the required thickness of the disconnect plug.

Quick disconnect hinge showing the 3/8" spring pin

This is a picture of the final installation of the quick disconnect hinge. The pin had to be split and spliced so it could be installed.

Rear view of release pin

This is a view of the release pin. I drilled and then reamed this hole to allow exactly .002" clearance. The pin removes with 7 lbs of force with no lift load. The square cutout in the canopy is the location where the disconnect cable will be located. a strain relief will be added to the cable and attached to the emergency lanyard so that it is removed the cable will automatically be disconnected

core foam removed and edges beveled.

This is the start of the bulkhead reinforcement. The core was split using the Multi- tool and then cleaned out using the same tool. The exposed foan was then bevel sanded and the exposed fiberglass was cleaned up with 100 grit sand paper. I put a piece of tape on the opposite side to cover the old hole.

close out with glass doublers

After the glass thoroughly cures I will lay out the rectangle opening for the cable plug.

Next job is the canopy patch and the emergency release handle.


The next job will be the last before covering, I need to rig thew aileron cables and set the disconnects,