RTFM Aircraft ~ Home of the Tiny Cedar Flea

The Tiny Cedar Flea now has a removable canopy – making it very easy to fly with an open cockpit in summer, and an enclosed cockpit when it is cooler.

(1) Basically, the canopy bolts onto the fuselage which is pre-fitted with a 6mm ID bearing.  A simple M6 bolt secures the canopy left and right.
(2) Unclip latches at the bottom of the canopy and at the windshield, and pivot the canopy up and rearwards.
(3) The canopy rests securely on the fin while the pilot enters or leaves the cockpit providing the same ease of access as when the TCF was configured for open cockpit flight.
Notice also the main gear mounts.  Simply by swapping the left and right gear legs, the TCF can be transformed from a tail-dragger as shown, or a nosewheel airplane.  Of course, one would need to fit the bolt-on nosewheel strut, either leaving the lightweight tailwheel in place, or removing it and replacing it with a spring steel tip-back guard.  The tailwheel assembly weighs a mere 1500g, so leaving it in place is not a real issue.  Standard tyres on the TCF are 21-inch (535mm) mains, and 8-inch (200mm) tailwheel – also of the soft baloon variety.