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Title: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: Terry Bolin on March 23, 2008, 09:14:55 AM

would you guys suggest a p-51 canopy for a 40 size plane. I have ordered the sig chipmunk canopy but I perfer one with out the bubble  just past middle. (as the chipmunk canopy has) The hanger 9 60 size canopy is tooooo big, very wide.

Title: Re: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: Balsa Butcher on March 23, 2008, 09:19:36 AM

It just depends on the look you are going for.  Probably the two most popular canopies for .40 size stunters are the Sig WW11 eleven inch and nine inch canopies - they can be cut down depending on the profile you want.  The Sig sport canopies are rounder in front - also quite popular.  They are cheap - buy a couple, decide what one works for your current project and save the others for future reference. :!

Title: Re: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: john e. holliday on March 23, 2008, 12:08:48 PM

As Pete says, buy several and use the one you like.  I think Bill Sawyer has canopies also.  Look in Vendors corner.  Anyway after you get the one want, you sell the rest to the RC crowd.  DOC Holliday

Title: Re: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: Bill Little on March 24, 2008, 11:18:12 AM

Last time I chacked, Sig still offered theit Mustang Stunter canopy.  You might want to check there.  I don't *thinnk* Bill Sawyer has a true Mustang canopy.

The 9" Sig WWII canopy is pretty good for what you seem to be looking for.

Title: Re: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: Tom Perry on March 25, 2008, 01:44:46 PM

Quote from: Bill Little on March 24, 2008, 11:18:12 AM

Last time I chacked, Sig still offered theit Mustang Stunter canopy.  You might want to check there.  I don't *thinnk* Bill Sawyer has a true Mustang canopy.

The 9" Sig WWII canopy is pretty good for what you seem to be looking for.

Bill Sawyer does offer a P-51 for the Veco  perhaps you could PM him for a discription of size etc.

Title: Re: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: Terry Bolin on March 25, 2008, 04:24:56 PM

Thanks guys, the sig wwII is gonna do just great!
T

Title: Re: suggest a P-51 canopy
Post by: Al Rabe on March 26, 2008, 08:51:52 AM

OK you want a Mustang canopy.  Sparky at sparky2@att.net makes canopies from copies of my original molds.  The Snaggletooth canopy is 9" long as installed.  His prices are reasonable and quality excellent. 

Al