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Date:  9-3-2013
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Brief Description:  Custom canopy lock - Pg 2 of 3

The canopy latch mechanism has a lot of wiggle to it, moving left and right, into and away from the fuselage side. So I needed the latch arm of the new lock to be long enough to stop the canopy latch no mater where it wiggled.

In photo 1 you see I took the long straight latch arm and bent it. I then used the cut portion to rivet on top, forming a "T".

In photo 2 you can see the T blocking the canopy latch from moving backward (even if the canopy latch moves in/out, perpendicular to the fuselage side.

In photo 3 you can see the T in the UN-LOCKED position, where the canopy latch is free to slide aft or forward.
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Latch arm with added horizontal.

Latch arm with added horizontal.

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In the LOCKED position (the canopy latch will not go backward).

In the LOCKED position (the canopy latch will not go backward).

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In the UNLOCKED position. The canopy latch will slide backward and clear the lock cylinder.

In the UNLOCKED position. The canopy latch will slide backward and clear the lock cylinder.

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