Someone also told me that the Vne sometimes has to do with elevator effectiveness - that is to say that above a given speed the elevator ceases to work... Anyone else heard this is it BS. Will take j
How do you support the fuselage in the middle? Will _____ Wing Load Test We use the jacks with a wooden bar and something soft on top to spread the load, when putting the cement bags (25 kg each) on
By the way how does the internal sleeve (that's a contradiction I know) stay there. Does it get reduxed in? _____ Yes, I completely agree with Martin's sentiment. Aircraft should not designed like tr
I had the same question... Fellow Europaphiles, The Mod 72 topic has become too quiet. I've decided to give it a poke and see if I can wake it up again. I have all the various bits for Mod 72 on orde
I think it is early sikorsky Hi Can anybody tell me what this aeroplane is? The picture was taken by a friend's grandfather at the end of WW1. He was in the RFC. Been looking at all the likely suspec
The oil pressure on my 912 varies when cold I "burp" the engine by hand, check the oil level and start. The oil press goes up to 5-6 bar for 2 minutes then drops to 1 bar for 5-7 minutes and then ris
Well bugger me - I would never have guessed. Can someone explain? William imho its the legs, and its a tension strut btw. At very high angles of attack the load pulls the wings forward. I found that
What happened to Cliff? Did I miss something? If you look at: http://www.europaowners.org/WileE Page 2 There are some photos of a model servo install. Sadly WileE and Cliff are no longer with us. Als
So the MGS is a replacement for the Aeropoxy in all applications? There is a resin system made by MG Scheufler in Germany, on the market in the US as MGS, The grade you want is R285. This is used by
I see rather belatedly that the fabric co vered fuel hose is not recommended for installation. Is this so? If so what is recommended? What is the most durable stuff (for trigear)? I plan to run on AV
Solid aluminum sounds somewhat of a challenge - bending and all that. Is it? Teflon lined...what would be a typical brand? Will the best solution is either solid aluminum or teflon lined. The latter
I got mine from gladys martinez in Miami who was very efficient gmartinez@aeropia.com _____ I got my Araldite 420 A/B from Graco also. But the number I have is 817 535-3200 Mike Duane A207A Redding,
Is that avgas or mo gas - I understand it makes a differece _____ Will, I used standard metal break line in the fuse and automotive fuel injection hose to make up the connections, firewall forward an
Is it compatible with AvGas as well? _____ Automotive fuel injection hose works well. It is compatible with auto fuel and is very tough.Many others have used this including myself. I believe Europa w
As usual the range of knowledge astounds me Thanks everyone. Will Hi Will, You are correct. The factory supplied fuel hose with fabric cover is not recommended. I have had 3 instances now where the h
Tim is this significantly heavier than ac stuff? Will I used Trident "Barrier Lined" Type A1 Marine Fuel Hose #365 Look at http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/fuel.htm I had many problems with the fab
thanks _____ Avgas is compatible with this hose. Its the auto gas that causes issues with hoses due to additives such as alcohol etc. -- Original Message -- Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 3:58 AM Subje
Yes there was a chap here who did not cut the fuel filler inlet hole big enough in the cockpit bulkhead and had to replace the tank. Apparently the factory told him to split the fuselage laterally. W