below Steve: The reason why the center vertical is chosen is because it is where the neutral axis of the rib is. If the rib is exposed to a bending moment the stress is the least toward the center an
I Believe Colorado Composite Concepts in Montrose has a couple of Europas being worked on. Though not in northern Colorado. Its always nice to get over to the western slope. Steve Hagar A143 Mesa, AZ
Jeff: I had the same issue with the stuff. Since it is real expensive I hate to throw the stuff out and spend about $130 to buy a new batch. I wound out making a sample lap joint coupon and pulled it
I have seen some references to the "orifice" in the return fuel line. I have what looks to be one of these in the bottom of one of the many cardboard boxes in the garage. Since it is in the box its n
I went a different route, I dispensed with the built up throttle box. I built up the center console slightly and installed a verneir type throttle. Hence no throttle creep. The single cable goes up t
Al: I had the same issues, maybe not to your extent. What I did was to take and cut away some of the front flange tip of the offending rib and then formed the remaining horizontal section to fit in c
Dan: I had to do some extra work because of lack of travel. For the bottom stop I had to dispense with what was detailed in the manual. Circular dowel covered with rubber is what I believe it was. I
I've basically finished everything in the builders manual and firewall forward book but it still seems like I have another year of work left. At this point I'm mopping superfill on the fuselage to ca
I've basically finished everything in the builders manual and firewall forward book but it still seems like I have another year of work left. At this point I'm mopping superfill on the fuselage to ca
Paul: The easiest thing to do is to take your old one and measure it up to make a drawing or sketch, and give to a machinest. It looks like a prime candidate to be turned from a piece of 1/4" aluminu
Paul: I am about to get to this point in the interior. I have some extra plumbing going to this fuel manifold, vents and estended tank attach points. But my plans were to make a fitted vinyl cover fo
Paul: I have 3 busses I have built into the plane. Each bus consists of the B&C fuseblock assy. The Main Bus, Essential bus. and battery bus. The essiential bus is built on the vertical section of th
Ron I have installed these units in my aircraft. The manuals are very informative and complete. The plane hasn't flown yet. However when I turn the radio on inside the garage the clarity and receptio
Does anyone out there have the throttle setting software for the 914 they can e-mail me? Also any tips or issues on its use? Thanks Steve A143 Mesa, AZ Steve Hagar hagargs@earthlink.net Why Wait? Mov
Matt: I just set mine up this weekend and had the same issue, serial I/O error. The cable I had was wired up for a null modem connection where 2 pins were crossed. Make sure your cable is wired pin f
Matt: I put a thermocouple to the outside of the little coolant expansion tank. A hoseclamp secures it there with a piece of high temp silicone foam. I haven't flown it yet but I got the idea from Da
Graham: I'm talking about the little tank on top with the radiator cap. I guess that plastic thing on the fire wall is rightly the expansion tank. Steve Seaver.
If you just put a 45 degree bevel all around the outside edge of the window a small amount of superfill makes a good fillet transition all around. It sure beats the amount of work and weakening invol
Al: The guys at Phoenix Composits and others including myself have taken 2 layers of very light bid about 3/4" wide and have covered the entire perimeter interface between the door and plexiglass. Th
Fred: For the most part that is true. To allay your fears make a sample lap shear test coupon. Lay up some fiberglass in a thickness that you are planning on using the actual adhesive on. Make 2 layu