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Hinged canopy

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Robcrad
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Hinged canopy

Post by Robcrad »

Hi
How do you lock the canopy closed on a side hinged canopy, are magnets good enough or is there a better positive locking method?
regards
rob
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Cliff Evans
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Re: Hinged canopy

Post by Cliff Evans »

Magnets are fine, just make sure that they are reasonably strong. Many manufacture mechanical locks of one sort or another.
You can see one here which was made for the 1/3 scale ASK13 by Peter Balcombe. Look for post dated 16 Apr 2021, 21:16

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https://lasercutsailplanes.co.uk
https://patteaklegliders.co.uk
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