Canopy question

[Neal Fulco]

If you look at the size of most of the canopies made in the United
States, they appear to be limited to a certain size. ( ie: RV-6,
Lancair 360, etc. ) their height seems to be limited to around 16-18
inches. If you look at most of the European canopies ( Ban-bi, Storm,
Sting, and the new one from Poland that was recently shown on this
news group ) they seem to have canopies that extend a lot lower.
Given, their top longerons are lower also and their canopies can
extend a lot lower. GREAT visibility. Are they just able to get
larger pieces of plastic across the pond or what?

Neal

[Scott Correa]

"Neal Fulco" > wrote in message
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> If you look at the size of most of the canopies made in the United
> States, they appear to be limited to a certain size. ( ie: RV-6,
> Lancair 360, etc. ) their height seems to be limited to around 16-18
> inches. If you look at most of the European canopies ( Ban-bi, Storm,
> Sting, and the new one from Poland that was recently shown on this
> news group ) they seem to have canopies that extend a lot lower.
> Given, their top longerons are lower also and their canopies can
> extend a lot lower. GREAT visibility. Are they just able to get
> larger pieces of plastic across the pond or what?
>
> Neal


Neal.
It's never been a question of the material size for canopys.
I purchase material in sheets up to 6x10 feet. It's more
a matter of what the designer wanted to do. You can form plastic
to fill the designers wishes. They seem to like bigger canopys.
Shipping the darn things is the real trick........

Scott Correa

[Ed Wischmeyer]

\> If you look at the size of most of the canopies made in the United
> States, they appear to be limited to a certain size. ( ie: RV-6,
> Lancair 360, etc. ) their height seems to be limited to around 16-18
> inches. If you look at most of the European canopies ( Ban-bi, Storm,
> Sting, and the new one from Poland that was recently shown on this
> news group ) they seem to have canopies that extend a lot lower.
> Given, their top longerons are lower also and their canopies can
> extend a lot lower. GREAT visibility. Are they just able to get
> larger pieces of plastic across the pond or what?

There's also a question of how big a canopy do you really want, with
considerations like internal reflections of lights on the ground at
night, and solar heating during the summer.

Ed "now in Arizona" Wischmeyer