Hi Graham, FYI - I am working with Ian Rickard at the moment to document exactly what I did and present this to the PFA. To enlighten those of you not familiar with this mod: A long time ago I identi
Willie, I can think of no reason why not. The only point you need to check is the bolt head to rear bulkhead clearance. The circumference of the TP9 and TP12 is only about 16mm away --From this bulkh
Hi Karl, You're clearly thinking this through! My description was only an abstract to give an idea of the concept. The detailed proposals handle preparation insertion and bonding. Here is a descripti
Hi Fred. The castellated nut is a standard AN part and was chosen because the split pins can be inspected visually at any time. Nylocks would work perfectly - but there is no guarantee that somebody
Hartstikke bedankt heren, tot u dienst. What really saddens me is that I wrote to Europa Aviation in the late '90s highlighting the potential problem with the tailplane and proposing that the tailpla
Can anyone explain to me how the tailplane can possibly move outward by even a millimeter when the pip pin head is resting firmly against a solid wall on the inboard side.............................
It must a sign that the Europa is dearer to our hearts than we care to admit that any talk of changing an accepted design evokes such emotional and polarised reaction. (.....and I would rather experi
It would be useful to know the total A/C hours and possibly the typical landig surface (grass/paved) to establish a correlation with failures? Nigel -- -- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
Craig, I have been watching this thread develop with interest. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that I was not happy with the plastic tank. The theory was great - but the execution left a lot
Gary, I just looked back through my records, it seems I spent ?120 ($240 today) on two sheets of Magnesium alloy (though I only needed one). I paid the welder ?150 ($300 today). I had some 3/8" tubin