The polyurethanes (like Imron) can have a flexibilizer added, so much to the point that they can be used on fabric converings. In the automotive world, they are flexibilized to be used on the bumpers
Richard, I had my door latch handles (aluminum) chrome plated. They turned out beautifully. Not every plater can do it. Look for a plating company that services custom cars. Cleve Lee A198 Mono XS Ja
Collective wisdom, The manual says to apply two ply BID 1" onto the baggage bay bulkhead and inside of the fuselage top. Two observations surface. 1) That bulkhead is somewhat flimsy and 2) only 1" b
Thanks all for the help with this. It makes sense that it's structural and should be taped on both sides. Andy, if you're reading this, you may want to include taping the backside in the assembly ins
Raimo, The discussion is in regards to the bulkhead portion of the baggage bay shelf, where it is bonded to the interior top half of the fuselage. Page 28-14 of the 1 October 1999 manual, Issue 2 for
Mine had broken also, early during building. Probably an off the shelf purchased item v.s. having to machine each one. So the reason I guess is cost. Cleve href="http://mail.cswebmail.com/jump/http:/
Another thought is to slide in and bond a small aluminum tube inside the W33C replacement part, that extends past the shoulder. The tube can be found at hobby shops and is a snug slide fit in. Cleve
I have been refuling my Emeraude for 10 years with - dare I say it - 'plastic' fuel cans. None-the-less - I've installed a 16 ga ground wire from the filler aluminum cap neck (had to cut out the fill
I was looking for my carefully misplaced article that was in Sport Aviation that suggested the 1 meg resister, as part of an overall fuel system discussion. . .and you're right about the shopping tim
Not to beat a dead horse . . .but. . I found the Fuel systems article. It was a CAFE foundation special report in the March 2001 issue of Sport Aviation. (It was acting as a book mark in Aircraft Spr
In an exercise in creative thinking, if the OAT is a thermocouple, then positioning it someplace in the fuselage in contact with a piece of metal exposed to the elements on the outside, will result i
Has anyone out there recently purchased the 3300 FWF kit for the Europa from Jabiru? Have finally started some work on the installation, and immediately found that the engine mount didn't fit the eng
I have also found that using a mixing board made from shelving material (smooth plastic surface) placed in the kitchen oven at about 120f for a few minutes makes the mixing of the suyperfil go much m
FWIW, you might want to check that there is still clearance between the bolts holding the landing gear pivot blocks and the bottom of thstainless firewall portion. Maybe the bolt or the safety wire w
I was looking at the 'fininshing resins' at the hobby store, and fell over at the equivalent pricing as to what looked to me like Feather Fill repackaged in smaller quantities! Cleve LEe href="http:/
I just went through this myself and concurr. I started with 1/4" removal and then did another 1/4" plus beveling on the inside edge along the whole length. I wasn't so afraid to do this because of ho
Tony, John Hurst at Europa Lakeland is probable the best one to tell you, we've all been doing this now for a couple of years, so he's seen all kinds of arrangements. 1'st lesson though - shop around
Hans-Peter, I have fitted a nav lights in the forward wing tips of my XS. I began by determining how long and deep the recess needed to be to fit the nav lights. I then scribed a line in the surface
I applied some grease to the pins, and found that having a helper wiggle the wing helps. My pins are tight, but comfortably so, considering that they will come in and out over many years. Cleve Lee A
Richard, <My son, who has done quite a bit of 3d modelling, is working on the graphics <for my tri gear and wondered if anyone has created a computer 3d model of a <Europa which he could download? (