Steve, Yip. When I received my ailerons, there was a 6 mm twist in the way you describe. Europa's Quality Control chap (Roger - since left the company) swore blind that there wasn't even though he wa
Alan, Sounds like a great trip. In microlighting circles, we find that Abbeville is a much quieter and cheaper place than Le Touquet, and has much fewer posers. There is an equally good restaurant an
All, I think Rotax may do a mixture mod for the 912's Bings - talk to Skydrive. Dave Simpson carbin untrue feels From: Tennant <Tennant@t-online.de> ft This
I don't know all that's happening in the tanks but I do know two things: 1. All the plastic swarf from boring the holes, and it's a lot, stays in there unless you have a big oval hole in the top and
Bob, I work in a part of British Aerospace which designs and manufactures composite nose radomes for aircraft I had the Europa composite material on the roof run through our performance simulation pr
John, The 8.8 markings on the metric bolts: The first 8 means that the bolt has a yield strength of 8 times 10 kgf per sq. mm; the second 8, after the dot, means that the ratio of minimum yield stres
Bob, The detritus is not glass fibres but polyethylene swarf from the hole boring exercise involved in fitting the unions and outlets to the tank. The particles pick up a strong charge as they are to
If this is the tank mod which I originated (oval hole between the headrests) then all the drawings and build details are available from Eddie Jelonek at Avelec. (Be careful, he may try to sell you a
All, Large value electrolytics have significant self inductances ie. impedance to high frequencies. The Rotax regulator is a switching device which shorts half cycles to ground every now and again (o
Mel, Common European (including UK) airworthiness codes demand that compliance with the strength requirements is demonstrated at two levels (at least). The first, limit, loads are the maximum which t
Tony, Just done this. My fuselage (no. 47) mating surfaces were very lumpy and would possibly consume more glue than a good smooth pair. Mine took about 1/4 of a 1kg tin of Redux ie. 250 gms of the y
John, It's a lot easier, lighter and cheaper than that. (You don't often get those all in the same package) You will note that the centre around which the balance arm swings, is displaced from the ce
Martin, This is quite common on microlights using the Rotax tacho and the reason has been explained already. If the installation of screening over the tacho leads is a bit cumbersome, you could try a
Ian, I have a mod approved by PFA for the installation of the Avelec gauge between the headrests (the mod also includes a second mechanical gauge). Details are available from PFA or Avelec Ltd., Unit
There are several solutions to this hazard, varying from very simple and reasonably safe, to pretty complex but very safe. 1. - Very Simple - As Graham points out, a hazard only exists when a low res
Carl/Ami, The filler hose measures 6k ohm from jub clip to jub. clip. In other words it's more than adequate for the discharge of static. Hope this helps. Dave Simpson grounding rest From: ami mcfady
Although mine was a very early version, (No. 47) the front tube of the engine/swing arm mount was misaligned in the welding of the frame and had to be replaced (after fitting of course) Dave tube shi
All, Particles of polyethylene, ripped from its parent material during the hole boring, gathers a static charge. This charge guarantees good adhesion of the swarf to the inside of the tank, even with
Yip, it's available, it's been tested in a real carb icing environment, and it works. Can't understand why you didn't get a response from Skydrive - they're usually good. Try calling on 01926 612188