Ferg, I know you have already looked at the Tony Bingalis "Firewall Forward and or Knuckles AeroElectric Connection, but for others: Please use standard aircraft wiring procedures to secure a suitabl
Europa folks, Dave Conrad and his wife Sue, will be at Sun 'N Fun Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22, Thursday 23. They are driving down from Cincinnati and staying with relatives. Dave's contact info: Dave Co
It has been great reading your experiences with the Woodcomp. It is possible for most electric props to put you in a position where a failure in the electrical circuit can cause what they used to cal
Jos, I typed Frans instead of you Jos for the congrats....No excuse...In a rush to another Eagle Scout Board of Review and didn't proof my work. Too many irons in the fire today. Sorry, I was only ge
Fred and all, Martin will be sending the new blades to me for test also. I will run a test of the fixed warp drive, standard Airmaster AP332 with Warp drive blades and the new Kiev blades. Probably w
We haven't firmed that up yet Fred. I believe the Sensenich blades are really designed for the new 432 and much final testing needs to be done. Other blades are being tested which appear to be retrof
Paul, I am only a junior aerodynamicist. Propeller blade design is still a zen art. Too many theta, beta sigma deltas to patiently wade through and design a prop. The math is not beyond me, ( I have
Fred, See my other post to Paul. I agree about the Warp Drive Blades. Even in the longer blade lengths it is not the best blade for altitude. I find them very good in the 7500 to 9500 foot range for
Glenn, My experience with Catto is from one O-200 Europa and a couple of RV's. Phil Catto makes beautiful props. His fixed pitch props are better than some constant speed props. He gets it right. Bud
Jeff, Don't thank me, thank Dave Stanbridge, our owner at Swift Technology Group, who is making field ideas happen. Look for more ads. I am working with Chuck Preston (Kitplanes marketing) and Marc C
Bill, Yes, but not as far aft as you suggest. It is my opinion that the ribs aft of the spar on the XS and MG along the walkway are sufficient to prevent flexing and cracking of the filler. My main c
Paul, Contact Jerry Hope...He has pictures of the installation he did with me. Made a little bump in the left side of the panel. Hi All, I am attempting to "shoe horn" in a second Grand Rapids EFIS s
Sorry about that, I'll put it in to the next revision. Typically I use AN 3-3A or -4As depending on the shank requirement. Here is the trick. I sometimes use the AN-4 through the glycol cooler for th
Fred, It is as Craig said. Only remove the area where the dumb joggle juts out and interferes with the hinge. The lower section is very thick and if you did not clamp your stern post in tight, it ten
Just a thought out loud Fred, Reflecting back on how the original classic was made, you know Fred...Cutting down the skin to fit the flange would work (provided you cleaned up the edge, and reglassed
Curtis... If you built the mass balance arm properly and didn't bugger up the holes o r have a tail wheel type=2C the original mass balance arm seems to be holdi ng up. But over time=2C side play wil
Pete=2C I just pulled a tank out of an 8 year old Europa with Redux/Araldite/Epibon d 420 A/B and it is holding up very well. 10% Ethynol Mogas can soften the outer layer just as it does most sealers
Fred=2C The part is made by Colder Products Company (PC1701 and 1201 I believe) and I stock them in sets as I go through them like water and use them many mor e places. Some additional uses are: the
RE: Door hinges. If you believe stronger hinges are needed=2C keep in mind that you will rip out the fiberglass in the cabin top or door tang instead of the hinge fail ing and maybe causing some mino
Not to butt in=2C but as you all know=2C I have flaws... Wing tip design is to control vortices as we all know. Mr. Dykins did a gr eat job of designing the wing with the tip creating virtually no li