Q1_Aircraft: Q1 Canopy

Hi Jim,

Never mind. Airplane Plastics is the guy I was talking about. They are
about 1/4mile from me. I can check to see if he has any in stock.

-Ben

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Subject: Re: [Q1_Aircraft] Q1 Canopy

Hello Jim!!!

Yes you can get a new one ... and from threre vendors.

Airplane Plastics, which is close to Dayton OH ... look for there ad in
Sport Aviation made one fore me. At my request they shiped it in a wooden
crate (but i paid extra for it). They also sent me samples of of the
different density Plastics I could pick from. I wanted the shade of gray
smoked which is still legal on a certified airplane. the cost was appx
$400.00 pluss shipping. They have a huge collection of forms for different
canopies which they blow. They would have made the canopy more to my spec if
I wanted, but at the time I asked for the stock configeration. I was
considered using a Starlite Canopy because it seemed a little taller. The
workmanship was great! it came pretrimed and sanded; shiped with a
protective covering inside and out. Nice people and a perfect canopy.
There was an article on them in Sport Aviation less than a decade ago. CK
their magazine index on the EAA member site. .... If I were to venture a
guess, I would say that Aircraft Spruce was marketing Airplane Plastics
canopies.

But that may not be entirely true. There is another guy out there, Todd
Silver (down in FL) who descided to make his own canopy for his long EZ. It
took him several attempts but he finally figured it out. Now he will make
almost anything for you ...
and for a lot less than AS or APP. If you have one for him to copy, all the
better.

www.toddscanopies.com/

cell phone on his web page 954-579-0874

ck Todds prices. I know for a fact that Airplane Plastics makes the
canopies for the RV series. How? you ask. I had to send a check to the RV
people before Airplane Plastics would ship the RV-8 canopy I bought (for
$800.00) to me. It is a marketing agreement problem (there was a similar
deal involved, for a Cozy mkIV canopy as well ... I guess APP now mais a
check to AP instead of Nat Puffer now a days). Todd sells the tinted RV-8
canopy he makes for $400.00!
Half what I paid ... and there is even a satiffied customer on Todds web
page.

I dont think Todd was making canopies when I bought the two I mentioned, but
I would give his a serious look today.

OK ... sure hope ya dont feel like you had to pay a Dollar for my two cents
worth.

Gene
in AL
If ya ask, I will probably drain a neuron for ya



In a message dated 4/24/06 9:11:27 AM Central Daylight Time,
jim@... writes:

> can buy a Q1 canopy?



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