Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:
I like your design John.
I would just turn the hook around the other way on the opposite side so a remote latch is not the main thing keeping the hood from sliding rearward. Then the hood would have to tilt to the left or right to unhook one side at a time. If it is a pin latch, I'm sure it can't go anywhere as-is.
Thank you. I hope others can take advantage of it.
If one of the hooks were turned around, it would keep the hood/nose from sliding off when it's vertical. And that has been a really handy feature. The thing that keeps it from sliding backward though isn't the latch, it's the LC corners. The nose part comes up snug against the front of it when it's lowered. And even without that, the gap between the rear hood edge and the scuttle is only about an 1/8", not near enough to let the hooks loose.
Here is another photo to show what I mean. This was taken while I was still doing the final trimming and placing the hardware. Now there is virtually no gap between the edge of the hood and the LC member when the hood is down.
By the way, is there any standard name for a combination nose/hood? I've been trying to decide if it is a "Hose" or a "Nood". Suggestions?
John