I had promised to post an update after the interior canopy glass layups were completed, but I got a little carried away and nearly finished the canopy on the inside. I also worked a little on finnishing the canopy exterior with micro fillets. Here are some photos of my progress over the last month...
Here I have completed glassing the lower half of the nose after flipping the aircraft upside down. At this stage the task of rolling the airplane over with landing gear installed is just barely manageble by myself.
Here is a photo of the interior of the canopy, nearly finnished and ready for primer. I probably have a couple more micro applicatoins and final sanding. I was a little concerned after initial glassing that the pexiglass, fiberglass joint would be so ugly, however with a little masinking tape and micro, the final result will be quite nice.
Here area few shots of the canopy exterior after the first couple of micro applications to give a nice even transition from the fiberglass skin to the pexiglass. A couple more micro applications will make the transition really nice. I also will have some work to make a nice clean transition/joint where the canopy and fuselage meet.
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