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Yes, the projected area is is increased roughly 8% in comparison to the original canopy and nose. The shallower angle of the canopy might be an additional problem regarding visibility. What are the results of your analysis with directional stability? I just don't like the looks of the original canopy/nose

I worked a bit on my model. Included some significant modifications so it can probably not be seen as a "stock" Long EZ anymore. However most of the structure (Fuselage, most of the center section spar, most of the wing) stays the same. I plan to include blended winglets, a rounded nose, streamlined canopy, and maybe a retractable landing gear. To actually confirm the measurements and models, I intend to build this project beginning next year. This will also include building jigs and models (for example to fabricate the new canopy). If someone is interested in building a similar project, it might be possible to re-use these jigs and models

Slowly but steadily... Pretty busy right now so it's going to take a while, however some parts are already finished. I'll probably do more modifications than originally anticipated. That probably limits the number of people interested in my project but maybe someone likes my mods and ends up building something similar. By the way does anyone here have the installation instructions of the infinity retractable landing gear? I'd be very interested to see how it's installed to the structure and how the structure might be beefed up locally in order to take the large shock loads from a rough landing. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any technical details

@Jon Matcho thanks for the feedback. Some points are indeed a bit problematic. I fully intend to publish all CAD files. Of course everyone will be able to check and verify or give feedback. Point 2 is what will be most problematic. It's not a "stock EZ". I will modify the plans according to my needs. Some materials have changed, for example I'm only able to get the PVC foams in metric thicknesses and my drawings will reflect that. Personally I'll be using CATIA V5. Certainly not the most user-friendly nor the cheapest piece of software. Exporting to a neutral format is probably the only way of sharing the models

Yes, I've already talked to Ary. His builder's log is great and explained a lot, is has been really helpful to understand the plans and drawings. Unfortunately he does not want to share the 3D model for liability reasons. Maybe the US has much stricter laws regarding liability, I don't have this problem in my country so I'm pretty relaxed and don't see any potential issues in sharing my models and drawings. Just wanted to check first if someone is interested because preparing the models, drawings, and documentation is quite time consuming - there's a huge difference between creating models just for myself and creating models that can be used by other people too

I know this thread is pretty old but I wanted to ask whether there is still a general interest in having CAD models of Long EZ parts? Or if someone actually made a complete model after all this time? I plan to build a Long and for proper planning and manufacturing I'd like to have a full model of the entire aircraft. Already started working on a model myself and if there's a general interest in such a model, I'd consider making the files public