What Happens When The Canopy Pops Open?

[Guest avi8tr]

Do we know the same guy Dave - his name starts with G....?

 

Decathlon - Citabria - both look the same to me :-)

 

 

[metalman]

Do we know the same guy Dave - his name starts with G....?Decathlon - Citabria - both look the same to me :)

Geez mate got be careful with comments like that, I said to a guy at a flyin once" nice citabria" he looked at me like he'd stepped in dog sh!t and replied" it's a decathlon thank you ", they can be a bit touchy!

I have since been edumacated!!

 

 

[Guest Chris Spencer-Scarr]

Canopy unlatching has caused at least 2 fatal Lancair legacy crashes. The first was after take off at Sun 'n Fun in the US in '09. The caused remained a mystery until amateur photos surfaced taken just after rotate showing the canopy 2 inches ajar.

 

Similarly, in South Africa a pilot had an oil fire in a legacy and opened the canopy to let the smoke out. Lost elevator autority.

 

That said, it depends on aircraft design. Both the legacy and the KR have small horizontal stabs. I have had a tip up pop in an RV (my fault!!!) and it had no effect on the controls.

 

 

[Coop]

What happens if the canopy pops open?

 

The pilot sh*ts himself!! That's what happens!!

 

How do I know?..... hmmm....

 

Coop

 

 

[Grumman Ace]

All this talk makes me pretty happy about having a sliding canopy :)

 

 

[Coop]

Don't get too complacent. Derek Piggott lost a sliding canopy from a 2-seat glider. It took half his tailplane off and both had to bail.

 

Coop

 

 

[Guest Nerb]

A skyfox with the doors up is very refreshing. I guess that type of door doesnt matter much.