Hi all, I am trying to get a nice transition between the wing and the fairing at the root on my XS wings. I have filler tapering out 250 mm but the transition between the wing and the fairing is stil
I used Krylon Speckle paint with a clear sealer over the top. I got it from the local hardware store in aerosol cans. For the instrument panel I used Zolatone (black on black) which you can get from
Steve Take a look at the Aero Electric WEB site. Bob has an article on his site about this product and poly fuses. I believe that Europa in Lakeland (back in the Bob Buerbe day's) used to sell them b
Hi All, I successfully used Zolatone with a HVLP gun fitted with a 2mm nozzle. It took 3 coats to get the coverage I wanted though. Paul are gloppy spray doing. unacceptable AZ--
Hi All, I am at the stage where I can actually pronounce a wing, flap and aileron ready for its final coat of paint. I was going to cover them with plastic and store it away until I was ready to send
Hi Richard, I changed over to Superfil after completing the fuselage and found it a bit better to work with, but the biggest improvement came from applying some gentle heat as I put the filler on. I
Hi All, If you take a look at http://europa363.versadev.com/nov-01.html you will see how I made up flat plates to go on the side of the push rods. I did this before that factory issued any mods, so I
Hi Tony, Now that I have been up and down the engine choice pole, if I was to do it over I would chose a 914 and fit an intercooler to it. My flying profile seems to lean towards longer cross country
Hi Rowland, Can you sign me up for the Europa club? Would it be as easy as me giving you my details and sending my credit card details. Is email secure enough or would it be better for me to fax ? Th
Hi William, If you take a look at http://europa363.versadev.com/apr-02.html you can see what I have done. It includes some measurements which should be a good starting point. I copied this idea from
Tim, Take a look at http://europa363.versadev.com/jul-02.html to see what I did. I got the elbow from Bob at Flightcrafters. I am not flying yet so I don't know how well it works. Paul
Steve, Details I what I did can be seen at http://europa363.versadev.com/jul-02.html . I have my vent exiting at in the flap root area. No guarantees that ay of this works since I am not flying yet.
Hi All, I now have all of my flying surfaces ready for painting(at last!!). The painter is asking me to have jigs so he can paint them flat. For those who have gone before could you please share your
Folks, Just as an addendum to my previous post, I am looking for ideas on how I can rotate my wings so the painter can do them in one shot. My current thinking is to make a hole in the wing tip and p
Hi All, I can't find the wiring diagram for my servo and the MAC site at www.menzimeraircraft.com does not seem up at the moment. All I need to know is the two wires that go to the motor as I need to
Hi Paul, I have pretty well just finished up the last of the sanding and filling on my Europa. I took the best part of a year because I inter dispersed it with more interesting tasks. I started using
Hi all, I am interested in anyone's experience with tight tail planes. The problem I am having is the tail planes fit snuggly until the last 5mm and them need to be pushed home hard. The only way I c