Hi! Karel/Fred I didn't change mine after filling and painting it was negligible. However as Graham says another layer of bit would be better than a packing. May as well have the weight of your "fudg
Hi! Deleted Fergs message but why not use Mark Burtons controller ? regards Bob Harrison in Lapland. ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband only 9.99 a month fo
hI! Nigel and Caron Congratulations from one Harrison to two others! Hope you have a great time round those beautiful islands and mountains. I'm still in Lapland inspite of BA's best attempts at prev
Hi! Bob I'd expect the Classic foam wings to float but no chance of the XS floating! There was one once floated that ditched off Alderney until they recovered it by towing it the wrong way then had t
Hi! Graham I think the volume displacement of the xs with the voids in the wings wouldn't be sufficient to float the whole a/c. If anything it may just float but with the tail on the surface nose dow
Bob I should add "if the wings are still on the aircraft !" BobH The idea that a Europa can float is brilliant! For channel crossings I have life jackets and McMurdo. Unfortunately the weight penalty
Hi! Alan Somewhere I posted a message from MT Propellers on this positioning issue. If you do a search you should find it, presuming Yahoo to a storage system. Regards Bob Harrison G-PTAG Europa MKI
Hi! Ira There is possibility of conflicting resonance between the position of the blades and the power strokes of the engine which can be considerably reduced with the rotational alignment specifical
Hi! Nigel /all ......for info..... I can confirm that I just did a 3 hour submersion test, in tap water, of a piece of foam cut by a wood saw of the type used in the control surfaces and the "classic
Hi! Mike Removing and replacing your engine is straight forward ? I'd describe it as something different ! I guess if you say anything quickly it can be considered "straight forward"! But I put tubes
Hi! Paul Best do a balance with the pitch control rod disconnected IMHO. However have you finished painted them yet? The paint applies a considerable out of balance factor since there's more surface
Hi! Mike Suggest you do the mod. that Ted .Gladstone did, c/w all the aluminium angle it is really a masterpiece and eliminates all distortion loads on the doors. Regards Bob Harrison. G-PTAG Robt.C.
Hi! Tom This is now two photo's of failed items I've seen which, IMHO I have to agree 100% with you every indication of fatigue is there. My training is likely "old Hat" particularly considering mode
Mike No intention of ruining it for anyone but just need to know to live. The thread wasn't started by me anyway see below. If the information is there then let's have some acknowledgement that the i
Hi! All I have a friend who is looking to change his rig over to toe brakes/combined rudder pedals. We know there's two aircraft out there with this facility , to save "re-inventing the wheel" so to
Hi! Svein/Karl/Dean Really do recommend you to stick to the correct poundage <(18lb(8kg) to 20lb(9kg) with the wheel clear of the ground> breakout of the castor yoke and never tempt the shimmy, becau
Hi! I have a friend (Europa Builder and wet behind his ears on computers!) who is soon to visit some Italian Propeller Producers and would like also to meet with any Italian Europa Owners on his trip
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Hi! Richard/all IMHO there's those that have shot their prop. on the nose wheel faring and those that's going to, reverse thrust or not. Much cheaper to "grasp the nettle" now and shorten the faring.