Posted by stefano_italian on Monday, August 13, 2007 @ 03:43 AM:
Hi friends.
I am looking for some parts for my RF5 D-KIND. Anyone can help me?
First part is the CANOPY VENT part number 516 040 (on section 8 / fuselage of the RF5 parts catalog).
Second part is... on top of the canopy there is an hole with a semispherical cowling to depressurized
the cabin in order to improve the ventilation.. well i lost this semispherical cowling.
I am waiting for parts or suggestions.
Ciao
Stefano 
Posted by paulj on Saturday, August 18, 2007 @ 07:59 PM:
Stefano:
I've been looking at Aircraft Spruce and Specialty part number A-2-100 snap vent for a canopy exhaust on my RF4 restoration. I have not purchased one yet but it seems similar to the original (which I also no longer have). Maybe it will work?...
Regards,
Paul J.
Posted by stefano_italian on Thursday, September 6, 2007 @ 06:12 PM:
Hi Paul,
thank you for your suggestion anyway my friend Sandro, the co-owner of D-KIND, using a plexyglass salad bowl, made a perfect canopy vent! He's an artist! 
I'm still looking for the canopy vent.
Ciao
Stefano
Posted by paulj on Saturday, September 8, 2007 @ 11:59 AM:
Stefano,
For what it is worth, I also came across a website that describes making a sliding vent window for a HP14 Sailplane:
www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Construction/Canopy/slidingwindow.html
By the way, the A-2-100 snap vent from Aircraft Spruce is the model number. The part number is 05-01178 in case anyone had trouble finding it (search "airframe parts - vents" on the website). Glad you came up with the artistic solution for that vent...
Regards,
Paul
