Dear Corine I have not begun construction although all materials to hand for the airframe and I have been thinking about wether to keep detailed costs. I think most builders are in this work for the
G'Day or simply 'Day I imagine I am in the same position as many would be builders. I have completed my test piece OK but have to put Europa activities on hold while I put the house in order first. I
represent? I did the checking today with the result that the 2 containers that leaked resin also leaked air! Europa has already provided free of cost, replacements for the 2 leaky containers of resin
'Day All reference Eric Tauch's remarks -- Glass fibres are used in fail safe situations like road line markings where a group of bulbs may be used in one place (so that failure of one will not affec
Graham Your advice sounds good but would you please describe the "skin pins" you are suggesting Steve G should use so the rest of us followers can benefit too? While you are at the keyboard you might
Dear Europa Group Members, Troy and Paul have the focus on fuel tank installation so it should be a good time to raise the following - It has been said that a lot of glass fibre gets into the tank du
John See Europa Aircraft News No 21 Page 14. I share the view with some others that the exact same arrangement of the components on the TP4 Tourque Tube should be maintained in case the drilling of t
There is a chapter on this subject in "Composite Airframe Structures" by Michael C Y Niu. It seems the ideal would be to "have the entire exterior surface highly conductive and electrically continuou
Philip All the resin and hardener I got with my kit went out of 2 yr use by date before I had make anything other than the test chock. I just recently gave two unopened containers of 1996 manufacture
I intend following fellow Aussie Barry Wrenford in using tubes only large enough to carry the pip pins minus the split rings. This keeps the holes small and easy to cover with tape as per Ben Clerx's
I saw Bob Harrison's message on headrests but has there been any comment or action on the important issue of lifting the direction of the straps over the shoulders to avoid compressing the spine in a
Shaun, Bob and all Your replies prompted me to have a look at the drawing in the manual, p37-2 dated 17 January 1996. And there to my surprise the drawing shows that the shoulder straps on each set o
I have just read the pamphlet that came with my latest supply of Slow Hardening Ampreg 20 and 2 year shelf life. It states that up to 10% by volume of SP epoxy pignents can be added to the resin comp
Thank you fellas for your comments. Dave S, I take your point that the UV is a serious matter and that is the reason for my reply to Roger as follows:- Roger, I put a lot of laminated glass in the fr
Dear All Since older people need 8 times the light input to see as well as a younger person I had another material which lets in more light but blocks UV (b & a) almost entirely. It is VE003. The Bro
Fergus, Duncan and all, Although I am a long way from finished UK kit 327, I have followed this story with interest and believe that the parts made at the factory have not been precisely drilled acro
OK guys, I'm the one who accidentally wrote about tailplanes under the Splashes subject heading and I am suitably humbled; apologies to all. But at last I realise that the tailplane tube problem is r
You have the right approach Brian - Welcome and Best Wishes, even though you are still haven't emigrated. JR (Bob) Gowing 327 in Oz introduce snipped but do have a good track record when it comes to