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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  6-14-2014
Number of Hours:  4.00
Manual Reference:  6-C-5
Brief Description:  Begin Canpy Locking Mechanism

Began work on the canopy locking mechanism which is composed of:

- 2 Nyloil bearings up underneath each end of the upper seat back support.
- A long torque tube running behind the upper seat back.
- 2 outboard torque tube ends that provide fore-aft travel when the torque tube is rotated.
- 1 internal actuating lever near the centerline of the upper seat back.
- 1 external locking latch for locking/unlocking the canopy from outside.

Today I got everything to fit in place this involved

- Riveting the last sections where the canopy rail intersects with the upper seat back gusset and where that gusset attaches to the seat back.
- Opening a hole in the center seat back to allow the internal actuating lever on the torque tube to extend into the seating area.
- Placing, fitting, drilling and clecoing the two torque tube bearings into place.
- Drilling a hole through the pilot side skin to accept the external locking mechanism.
- Fitting the torque tube ends to make sure they extend fully across the back to fit snugly into both bearings
- fitting the two steel arms that connect the torque tube locking mechanism to each of the canopy latches.
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Right side showing the actuating lever, torque tube, bearing (green) being test fit into place.

Right side showing the actuating lever, torque tube, bearing (green) being test fit into place.

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Left side: One of the arms is connected to the torque tube end, but not to the latch yet.

Left side: One of the arms is connected to the torque tube end, but not to the latch yet.

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