KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[stef...@kpnmail.nl]

Kerry,

I just ordered a lightgray dragonfly canopy.
If you want more info pls mail me direct.
( stef...@kpnmail.nl )

Stef

Stef and Ted are building the KR-2S see   
http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2





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Subject: KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question



Does anybody on the list have a Dragonfly canopy for sale or know where
one might be available?  I remember a couple of years ago there was a
group buy from someplace, maybe Todd's Canopys?  I have a friend who is
working on his KR (not on this list) and asked me to post a note asking
about a canopy.

If you know where to get one or have one available, reply to me directly
or here on the 'nte and I'll pass the information to him.

Thanks,
Kerry Miller
Victoria, TX
Sole owner of the bottom half of a KR-2!



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KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[phillip matheson]

I have the TODD'S canopy. on my KR2. It is VERY flexible, and op[tics are 
fantastic.

My KR2ss I'm building, I found a tinted Zenith 701 canopy, very large but 
cuts down to a perfect fit, it is round at the back, but this time I will be 
flattening the top as it is very flexible as well.


Phil Matheson
SAAA Ch 20
http://www.philskr2.50megs.com/ 

KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[Darren Crompton]

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Mark Langford  wrote:

> Rick Human wrote:
>
> > FYI - the Dragonfly is a molded canopy - Todd's is blown - molding
> usually
> > produces better optics and is responsible for the flatter top which
> yields
> > more headroom.
>
> That's what I don't like about the Todd's canopies that I've seen..they are
> more bubble like than the Dragonfly.
>


 I was fortunate enough to pick up a Todd's Zodiac canopy locally.
(Australia).
This was way too large for the KR and in itself has the bubble look which I
wanted to avoid.  I was after a streamlined appearance with a flatter top
and more vertical sides   As the canopy was so large and wide, the curvature
over the top was less pronounced than a smaller blown one.  It was this part
that I cut out and used in my KR.  It's easier to see what I am talking
about in this photo.  http://www.kr-2s.com/images/krnet/zenith.jpg   And I
still had to pull the sides in a little to meet the canopy frame!
Here's how it looks finished http://www.kr-2s.com/images/yellowtape_600.jpg

Food for thought.


Cheers
-- 
Darren Crompton
AUSTRALIA

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KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[Mark Langford]

Rick Human wrote:

> FYI - the Dragonfly is a molded canopy - Todd's is blown - molding usually
> produces better optics and is responsible for the flatter top which yields
> more headroom.

That's what I don't like about the Todd's canopies that I've seen..they are 
more bubble like than the Dragonfly.  And as for optical qualities, I don't 
know of anyplace on my Dragonfly canopy that isn't perfect.
That also goes for the shape, so I agree completely.  I left one off the 
list...the Lancair canopy.  I doubt they're cheap, but Allen Buzza in Perth 
has one that he bought damaged (and therefore unusable on a "proper" 
Lancair), but he just cut off the bad part and what was left over was 
perfect for his KR.  Something else to keep in mind.  Another consideration 
is thickness.  The Dragonfly is 2/3 of the thickness of the official KR2S 
canopy that RR was selling, which makes the Dragonfly lighter and more 
flexible, and therefore easier to bend to different shapes, if that's a 
consideration.  Resistance to bird strikes wouldn't be as good though, not 
that I worry much about that.  My biggest concern with birds is killing my 
prop during takeoff or touch-n-goes.  FYM has a flock that seems to live out 
in the middle of the runway.  So far they've been quick enough to get out of 
my way.  I sincerely hope their luck continues...

Mark Langford
n5...@hiwaay.net
website www.n56ml.com 

KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[Steve Glover]

Like our canopies, the pricing has gone up significantly. They are now about 
$800. 
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Kerry Miller wrote:

> Does anybody on the list have a Dragonfly canopy for sale or know 
> where one might be available?

Here's the original manufacturer of the Dragonfly canopy - I believe they
still are producing them. Give them a try.

Aircraft Windshield Company
Alamitos, CA
562-598-0716

FYI - the Dragonfly is a molded canopy - Todd's is blown - molding usually
produces better optics and is responsible for the flatter top which yields
more headroom.


Rick Human
N202RH
Houston, Tx





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KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[R. Human]

Kerry Miller wrote:

> Does anybody on the list have a Dragonfly canopy for sale or know 
> where one might be available?

Here's the original manufacturer of the Dragonfly canopy - I believe they
still are producing them. Give them a try.

Aircraft Windshield Company
Alamitos, CA
562-598-0716

FYI - the Dragonfly is a molded canopy - Todd's is blown - molding usually
produces better optics and is responsible for the flatter top which yields
more headroom.


Rick Human
N202RH
Houston, Tx

KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[Mark Langford]

Kerry Miller wrote:

> Does anybody on the list have a Dragonfly canopy for sale or know where
> one might be available?

Kerry,

Good to hear from you again, and to know there's still another KR being 
built in Texas!  There are two sources at the bottom of
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kcf.html , and some other interesting info 
on the Dragonfly canopy at
http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/skipper/388/dflycanopysurvey/ done by Mark 
Lougheed.  Todd's Canopies in Florida also makes something like a Dragonfly 
canopy, but I'm not sure how close it is.  I'm a big fan of the Dragonfly 
canopy though.  Jim Hill turned me on to that, and I believe he was the 
first to use it.  The Pulsar is another option (I think Larry Flesner used 
one of those) and the Grob MotorGlider is another option that's very 
similar.  Willie Wilson has an example of that one.  His is shown at 
http://www.krnet.org/krs/wwilson/ .  I have better pictures of his plane 
from my English adventures.  I'll post them one of these days...

Mark Langford
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
website at http://www.N56ML.com

KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[Dan Heath]

Todd makes a very nice canopy that I believe he calls a Dragonfly, but I
understand that it is not quite the same.  However, I don't think you can go
wrong with one of his canopies.

See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 
See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC


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Subject: KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

Does anybody on the list have a Dragonfly canopy for sale or know where
one might be available?  I remember a couple of years ago there was a
group buy from someplace, maybe Todd's Canopys?  I have a friend who is
working on his KR (not on this list) and asked me to post a note asking
about a canopy.

If you know where to get one or have one available, reply to me directly
or here on the 'nte and I'll pass the information to him.

Thanks,
Kerry Miller
Victoria, TX
Sole owner of the bottom half of a KR-2!



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KR> Dragonfly Canopy Question

[kmille...@ticnet.com]

Does anybody on the list have a Dragonfly canopy for sale or know where
one might be available?  I remember a couple of years ago there was a
group buy from someplace, maybe Todd's Canopys?  I have a friend who is
working on his KR (not on this list) and asked me to post a note asking
about a canopy.

If you know where to get one or have one available, reply to me directly
or here on the 'nte and I'll pass the information to him.

Thanks,
Kerry Miller
Victoria, TX
Sole owner of the bottom half of a KR-2!