{"id":7506,"date":"2020-03-15T04:57:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T04:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7506"},"modified":"2020-03-16T02:35:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T02:35:51","slug":"march-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7506","title":{"rendered":"March 14, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7493\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7529\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got a solid 5 hour day in at the hangar today. I got to work with the intention of making a big leap forward on the canopy frame. I started the day by going to Harbor Freight to pick up 2 new deep-jaw clamps. The clamps across the frame keep things flat and maintain a consistent width. Within the frame, there are spacers located under the clamps to keep the correct thickness. <a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E5C4BEF1-5549-4D22-8C5A-CBE0EA1CE7C7_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7509\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E5C4BEF1-5549-4D22-8C5A-CBE0EA1CE7C7_1_105_c-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E5C4BEF1-5549-4D22-8C5A-CBE0EA1CE7C7_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E5C4BEF1-5549-4D22-8C5A-CBE0EA1CE7C7_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E5C4BEF1-5549-4D22-8C5A-CBE0EA1CE7C7_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After fixturing everything, I match drilled all holes to the final size. There are about 160 holes that were opened up.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/F95047F8-5DEE-455F-9675-5EF9EA778BBF_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7510\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/F95047F8-5DEE-455F-9675-5EF9EA778BBF_1_105_c-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/F95047F8-5DEE-455F-9675-5EF9EA778BBF_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/F95047F8-5DEE-455F-9675-5EF9EA778BBF_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/F95047F8-5DEE-455F-9675-5EF9EA778BBF_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the inner and outer straps were drilled, I match drilled the connecting plate to the forward face of the frame. This will eventually be installed on the inside.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/44C19E90-4060-464A-A8D3-B185A430DEB3_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7507\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/44C19E90-4060-464A-A8D3-B185A430DEB3_1_105_c-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/44C19E90-4060-464A-A8D3-B185A430DEB3_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/44C19E90-4060-464A-A8D3-B185A430DEB3_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/44C19E90-4060-464A-A8D3-B185A430DEB3_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the final product temporarily placed on the fuselage. This really makes the airplane look much bigger.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/28922AAC-7BAD-4EDD-BB7B-913F39EA1603_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7508\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/28922AAC-7BAD-4EDD-BB7B-913F39EA1603_1_105_c-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/28922AAC-7BAD-4EDD-BB7B-913F39EA1603_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/28922AAC-7BAD-4EDD-BB7B-913F39EA1603_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/28922AAC-7BAD-4EDD-BB7B-913F39EA1603_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7493\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7529\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[&lt;&lt;Prev]\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=7506\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  March 14, 2020<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7506","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7506"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7536,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7506\/revisions\/7536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}