I've found information on all the Loctite adhesives on www.bearingboys.co.uk/Buy-Loctite. Loctite 603 is a low viscosity, fast curing, oil tolerant adhesive used for bonding rigid metal assemblies. I
As a follower and occasional contributor to Matt's excellent list and it's predecessor, I regret that I am getting too old to finish and fly my Europa 121. I've spent thirteen years and 5500 hours on
Hi Bob, You are a couple of years older than me and have broken what I thought was the longest build-time record. The Lyndhurst fuel level indicator is now part of Europa's mod 60 Kit for fitting to
One of the clear tubing types replacing all PVC tubing on homebuilts is ' Polyurethane without plasticisers' - sometimes known as 'Blue Urethane'. Following a fuel supply accident to a gyroplane the
Fred, I have an email from Andy Draper, dated may, 2002, which could be out of date by now. This states: The correct force that the friction damper should resist is 5kg +0/-1kg at 90 degrees to the l
Tidying up my workshop, I have just found the unused original-type Europa tailwheel assembly, complete with bulkhead bracket and steering arm, which was superseded by the current design. If anyone wi
Rick, Years ago I was able to bring my fuselage kit home in a long wheelbase van. However I removed the LH passenger seat before starting (It was designed for easy removal). I had the tail hard up ag
Paul, I solved this problem by purchasing, for a couple of pounds, a replacement old style cystern - to - lavatory bowl plastic pipe from B&Q. This had a sweeping 90 deg bend in the middle but the lo
Number two =93 The stay open on dining room table. Many moons ago someone posted a door strut mechanism that removed all of the spring strut force from the door when it was closed. Does anyone have a
Number three Door stay installed. Please note the tight fit. My notes will explain. Many moons ago someone posted a door strut mechanism that removed all of the spring strut force from the door when
Number four. Installed and connected to a open door. ( I see that the door was not fully open in this shot =93 the one behind is fully open. It is important to get the stops on the stay middle pivot
Dear Matt, I no longer fly or build after selling my Europa airframe years ago, but I do like to read the Europa list messages now and again. I have just tried to complete the Visa and Mastercard con