Hey Guys, I think you will find the cable is supplied in that devious Metric sizing, --From memory it is 2.5 thingies. [ Can't even bring myself to type the units of that ''M'' system !] If swaged wi
Hi Jon, Safe to hoist the plane up from the undercarriage frame, take the plenum off if you have a 912, other wise, no problems. Put padded saw horses under the wings, padded with pillows / cushions,
Hi John and all, The pip pin MUST be fitted on the Port side. It is there to stop the end of the Starboard spar tang migrating aft under load, and pulling the rigging cup off the back of the Port spa
I will try to send my technical questions on to Nev. He's such a good chap about helping. I hope that one day I can have the opportunity to buy him a nice dinner at the establishment of his choice as
Hi All, I sent a private email to Bob Jacobsen, for him to run this idea past the Shaw family..... During the Funeral ceremony, at a pre-determined time [ Zulu, so we all are aware of the same moment
Is any one using any other BSP 1/2=ECnch `push-on` fittings than those provided in the Europa kit? I have need of 45deg fitting to attach to oil cooler because of local restricion. and wonder if anyo
I have never known a severe - or even comparatively slight wing drop in the stall, power on or off, in GA aircraft so the apparent Europa problem is worrying and needs some more in depth investigatio
Hi Ian, Mod 6, Bid bracket between tailplane outboard rib and closeout, in current Manual. Mod 12, Steel tubes Reduxed inside rudder pedal tubes, in current Manual. Mod 14, 1/2'' ply / Bid ''tee'' /
Hi Svein, Congratulations on getting your Europa up, now perhaps you can motivate Helge and Hans Jorgen to get on with theirs ? Thanks for your kind comment '' worth my weight in Gold '' , how much i
Hi, The solution worked out by Andy Draper / Barry Mellors was a 2 ply Bid ''donut ring'' around the hole on each rib, [ one side only ], Make the diameter 2'' bigger than the hole. Get the orientati
Hi Paul, Might be too simple..... why don't you pick up the phone and talk to Roger at Europa, do it before 16.30 hrs, it could be with you tomorrow ? Cheers, Nev.
Congratulations Karel ! Can you do a little experiment for me ? I recon it is impossible to drink through a straw for at least a week after First Flight, as you will surely still have ''the Europa Gr
Hi Ferg, The fact that the ailerons are connected [ via rigid pushrods] will have no effect if one of them decides to flutter, it will thrash the pushrods for the few nano seconds it is still attache
I tried this path as well, comment from Andy was; "If I had one as a ceiling fan, I would wear a helmet at home". I switched to the Kremen SR3000 and I like it a lot. Cheers Andy is far too polite /
Hi Jack / All, Filling with a ''comb'' works well on large surfaces like boats [ I was doing that with Polyester resin / Phenolic spheres on 25 '+ boats back in the ' 70's] where the weight is not th
Hi Jos, The scribe line you can see is where you cut a hole.... there is a splash molding which sits on the outside of the cowl to lay up on the inside, which makes a ''funnel shape scoop'' to direct
Hi Ferg, Not got a Manual to hand..... but what you are describing is correct, there should be one EUR001 washer embedded in the aileron root rib, the MW4 rod end goes over the that, and a second EUR
Hi All, Casting my memory back some ten years ago.... to the testing we [Europa] did on the XS wings.... went something like this... First we built a steel jig to hold a single wing on, so that it wa
Hi All, Yes, Graham is correct, the temp' limit of all the blue foam components is about 55C, curing at higher temps than that, you are pushing your luck.It will refoam. There is no need to post cure