Hi Andrew, I found that using the template (I made mine out of clear cedar and used hot glue to bond it to the wing) with the half inch "notch" to catch the trailing edge of the flap really made it s
Hi guys...turns out I'll be able to attend, 18th thru the weekend...looking forward to meeting all Europaphiles present and kick some Europa tires. I'll be checking in at the Europa booth. Are there
Regarding Craig Catto's props, in my email exchanges with him, Craig has been very leery of the Rotax hub due to the forces his 3 bladed wood props generate; he much prefers, at a minimum, a SAE 1 hu
Andrew, By all means, maintain a consistent 3-5mm gap between the flap leading edge and the vertical portion of the wing closeout; I used doubled up tongue depressors taped at each hinge point. As Ji
Hey Jeff... I've also had email exchanges w/ John Lawton and have perused a site he recommended for info on gap seals...all very interesting. Could you go into a little more detail on the nature of
Jeff...Thanks for your very clear explanation of your installation. There are no doubt folks on this list w/ more knowledge of aerodynamics than I, but I believe that the Europa flap design is such t
William, Regarding the outrigger wheel you've used...could you check: www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/product_detail.php/pid52~subid 14/ index.html Is this the wheel you're using? Fred A194 PS: I reall
If this seal is suitable, it would appear that it would stop airflow thru flap gap when flaps are both deployed and retracted. Is it then incorrect to believe that air flowing thru the gap w/ flaps d
Hi All Mono-guys... I have Bob Berube's kit for future conversion which includes hardpoints under the seat/thigh supports. I've weighed the hardware and 3/4" plywood at 7 lb. 2 oz. plus there would b
Steve...I probably purchased (about a year ago) just what you've installed; at the time, Bob was not selling the complete package citing difficulties in ordering individual gear legs. As I recall, he
Thanks for the pixs Jeff....looks very slick and tidy. Is the width of the styrene wide enough to maintain the seal when the flaps are deployed?...or have you designed it so that a gap appears and al
Jeff... Measuring my wings w/ full flaps, I find a gap between the vertical wing close out and the leading edge of the flap to be 4.25 inches. Fred <image.tiff>
Phil, The resourceful minds plugged into this forum never cease to amaze me...thanks for sharing your knowledge of VGs. Would you care to opine as to the aerodynamics of the wingroot/flap/fuselage in
Graham, Sorry I was not clear in my email to you. My references to Ted's radii were to his trailing edge fillet were to the fillet at the rear of the flap as viewed in plan form, not in cross section
Andrew, I too was surprised at what you've determined...particularly if the rod is subject to the 90 degree bending which Graham describes. If (presumably momentary) bending is to the 90 degree extre
Seems I recall some posts regarding "cooking" redux to remove crystals in Redux/Araldite but darned if I can find them w/ our search engine. When I've mixed up a small batch recently and seem to have
Andrew, In case you have yet to determine how to address this, IMHO any reasonable solution should be focused on not generating bending stresses on any of the components (including the portion of W18