- 21. RE: Water drains (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:21:11
- Ferg, Surely it's the position of the end of the copper drain lines in the tank that matters. These must be at the lowest points in either tank half which is where the water will collect. The drain v
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-11/msg00156.html (7,144 bytes)
- 22. RE: gear slot (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:26:10
- Dave, FWIW, I'm at the same stage and have cut initial holes in both the front of the firewall and the lower fuselage to help with positioning the fuselage module and ensuring a good bond at the base
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-11/msg00157.html (7,363 bytes)
- 23. RE: landing gear (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 06:19:25
- FWIW, I have completed alodyning (using a shaped "bath" lined with plastic) and am planning on painting with zinc oxide followed by enamel spray. Anodizing is another possibility but I had the same c
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-11/msg00219.html (7,353 bytes)
- 24. RE: Aileron length (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:16:45
- Chris WRT Jeff's message below, there was some good advice on the forum on fitting the mass balance arms a month or so ago. This was to ignore the procedure in the manual and bond in the balance arm
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-11/msg00225.html (9,735 bytes)
- 25. RE: Gascolator port (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 07:25:39
- Steve, It's for a primer. Andair data is at: http://www.andair.co.uk/gas/mini.htm <http://www.andair.co.uk/gas/mini.htm> Best regards, Nick Hammond Looking recently at my uninstalled Andair mini gasc
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00025.html (7,565 bytes)
- 26. RE: The 'tunnel' (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:33:11
- Ferg, OK, I'll bite. Can send a sketch separately if you let me know what formats you can read (e.g. .CAD or .DXF?) but the following word picture may help. The tunnel cross section forward of the se
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00033.html (9,582 bytes)
- 27. RE: Re:AUTOPILOT (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:29:27
- Barry, Sent by Barry Tennant on Monday, 17 December 2001 6:25: Any chance of posting some more details so that those of us attracted to your idea can avoid having to reinvent it? Best regards, Nick H
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00139.html (7,157 bytes)
- 28. RE: Fuel routings (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 05:59:20
- Fergus, Some thoughts: o If the pumps come before the selector then you will need to fit stop valves in the lines to the pump (or drain the tank before doing any maintenance such as pump replacement
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00197.html (10,770 bytes)
- 29. RE: Fuel routings (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 07:04:11
- Fred, Thanks -- that makes sense. We tend not to think of freezing much in Oz (particularly at this time of year: 30C/86F in Adelaide yesterday) Best regards, Nick to water That advice is fairly univ
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00205.html (8,365 bytes)
- 30. RE: Fuel routings (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 08:47:55
- Fergus, port firewall, Yes - standard XS console. Haven't yet installed the line to the engine but planning to bond it to the floor through the aft section of the tunnel and work out the best routing
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00210.html (9,715 bytes)
- 31. Bonding the Fuselage Module (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:39:43
- All, For those getting to this stage, a brief endorsement of an idea gleaned from the mail archive at http://www.geocities.com/asarangan/europa_forum.html. Instead of using the weight of the module p
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00260.html (10,771 bytes)
- 32. RE: Final Flap Fitting (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 07:05:19
- Chris, I had a similar problem with my "early" XS wings in which the spacing of the ribs, which determine the spacing of the W-18 plates, was apparently done by eye rather than a jig. I found that th
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-12/msg00280.html (11,748 bytes)
- 33. RE: fuel tank install (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 07:34:45
- Kevin, No -- the layups are supposed to hold the tank without being bonded to it. Long term they will probably de-bond from the tank (although reports from Tony K and others who have had to remove th
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-01/msg00015.html (8,237 bytes)
- 34. RE: Bending aluminum choobs (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:42:03
- Fergus, Another method is a bending spring with an ID equal to the tube OD (or vice versa). These are generally available from plumbers suppliers. The 3/8 inch size can be a bit hard to find but I ma
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-01/msg00139.html (7,945 bytes)
- 35. RE: Landing Gear Mounting Frame (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 11:20:50
- Brian, Snap -- did this yesterday and had similar sort of problems. The geometry makes it easy to make the holes too low. I drilled 5/8 with a spade cutter and then widened them by hand with the sand
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-01/msg00157.html (8,479 bytes)
- 36. RE: Tailplanes (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:31:15
- All, The clamp and Loktite solutions address the problem by by increasing the friction between the torque tube and tailplane drive bushes, thus reducing the load imposed by the clevis pins on the edg
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-01/msg00245.html (10,479 bytes)
- 37. Re: Instrument Sub-Panels (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:52:10
- All, While Europa's pre-fab sub-panels are a good idea, one is then stuck with their layout and instrument sizes. Also, for people remote from the factory, freight costs, customs duty and exchange ra
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-02/msg00023.html (7,709 bytes)
- 38. Re: Instrument Sub-Panels (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 19:01:50
- All, Tony Krzyzewski has sent me his Visio sub-panel drawings which include the main panel, the radio panel and the breaker sub-panel. I have converted them to .DXF format and Tony has very kindly ag
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-02/msg00055.html (7,629 bytes)
- 39. Re: 'Reply To' (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 11:23:06
- All, I agree -- the new system has presulted in a major reduction in the signal-to-noise ratio on the list. The fact that you can't reply direct to a message author without cutting and pasting the ad
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-03/msg00185.html (9,101 bytes)
- 40. Re: 3/8inch tubing fittings (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Hammond <nick.hammond@saabsystems.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:54:25
- Fergus, For what it's worth, I installed them from the outset. Best regards, Nick Just in case, I also ordered a packet of "DEL 37deg FITTING SEALS" of the proper size and have then sitting beside me
- /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2002-04/msg00158.html (7,266 bytes)
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