Thanks Bob, Dallas, i don.t know, that,s very kind of you, i will ask him , It would be a BA 747 , but i will give the second hand route a go first. Alan. PS, My new Permit came through today, now ha
Hello All. This may be useful if you are considering removing movement in the stabalators torque tube of your Europa. Myself i do not like stabalators on small aircraft even though they are more effi
Hi. Sorry been on holiday so have not read any of the previous postings . Made in England, Forget it. Just say what I think the last British ailrliner was the 146 and that was many years ago. Send an
Hi All. I have a PV 50 constant speed prop. As far as" looks go", it is one of the best looking blades I have seen on Europa's. So far I have had no trouble with the prop, however the blades have a l
Hi Bud. Having read all the post on this, I am beginning to think I should have bought a Cessna 150. Ref , "Just check it and be sure. It is not hard to change out the wing pin, pip pin or socket hol
Hi Frans. Never built one, so just using my eye. When I stick my arm out of a car window it wants to go back inline with the bodywork. So tension at the front and compression at the rear, hence this
Hi All. I do not have a problem myself with the pins, i hope, However i am interested in anything structural on the aircraft. With regards to my eye,s being wrong, not saying i have it right, however
Hi. Want to keep with the wing attachments. Think you were being done over, At today's prices you could buy 3 old Cessna 150s for the price i paid for my Europa. Owning a Europe is not cheap.with a m
Hello Peter. Allouette Flying Club Biggin Hill, many years ago, ?? Sorry you may well be right , but I am not convinced yet. To move forward thrust must be greater than drag, and in level flight thru
Hello Graham and Kingsley. Well thank you both very much, Indeed the diagrams show a forward component, and it says the wings pull forward, and indeed the bracket has a pin through it which one would
Hi Graham. I understand a little in what you a saying. In the tail slip the wing is falling backwards to normal flight condition. The pin would stop the wing from pulling out. But in normal level fli
Hi Bob. Thats seem,s reasonable , and a windmill goes round, So dose that mean a wing in flight is contributing or generating forward thrust. Tim. What you are saying to me, is, i don,t have the righ
Hello Frans. Who is pulling it. Gravity It will move is an arc towards the ground. A wing is similar to a sail on a sailing boat. You can not sail directly into wind you can get to about 30 degrees o
Hi Ron. Glad you are interested. If you read the topic from the beginning it imply,s that the sole purpose of this bar was to prevent the wings from being pulled forward all the time during flight. I
Ron. Just read your friends replay, There was an light certified aeroplane , many years ago, Not sure who made it, maybe Pipe but i think it was Italian company ? but it had forward swept wings. Can,
Hello All. What are the rear tie bar and pins used for. So for all with an open opinion on this topic , this is what Europa Aircraft Company say about the Tie Bar. Which gives the full picture, and s
Hi Bud. Good to hear from you, It was for me, a very interesting topic as when i look at the wing attachments they look pretty flimsy, Initially it was said that the load on the pins are always pulli
Hi Bud again, Its been 14 years since I was flying, and the old memory is not as good. All I can remember is bendy wings, and use to have a weight and balance sheet and it had this Zero Fuel Weight ,
Hi All Three Bladed Propeller, Use of Prop Tape. (12" length per blade) Is it likely to unbalance the prop. Has anyone lost one strip from the blade. Any Comments on using Prop Tape Alan Read this to
Hi All. I have the pro tape, maybe i will wait a while before doing anything. My prop i guess is already out of balance, People tell me the spinner is going up and down, but i really don,t notice any