Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:30:11
My experience with WD is identical to Duncan's. Last year I had a boil-over (admittedly with the pre-mod coolant pressure cap) whilst held by ATC for 10 minutes pointing downwind on a taxiway. No pro
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 10:09:40
Me too. I've observed the same and I'd been assuming - probably wrongly - that it was due to a pressure regulating vale spilling excess pressure at higher rpm.
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 17:14:33
It has an amazing combination of virtues - I was getting quite interested in a Sportcruiser until I saw that it can only manage 105 kts at 5500 rpm from a 912 ULS. That makes the Europa a rocket ship
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:56:33
Who knows what all the factors were in this tragic incident. However, it highlights the issue of turning back to the runway. John Brownlow, who did my conversion training for the Europa, told/showed
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:22:19
Carl, Yes, below some magic height the 180 turn back will be a killer in any aircraft, but different for every aircraft. Above that height it might be a lifesaver. So, what is the height for various
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:14:22
Dear All Can anyone tell me why finite backlash is permitted between the TR4 torque tube and the TP12 drive flanges, but none is permitted between the mass balance assembly and the torque tube? Surel
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:37:06
Thanks, Mike. That was my guess - a year before we can read it. At the moment, the PFA are taking a scattergun approach to checking anything they can think of which might contribute towards tailplane
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:31:05
Dear All Wikipedia has a small entry on flutter (see below). This refers to a critical airspeed for a given system. It reminded me that on the only occasion I flew an aircraft which fluttered (ailero
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:43:50
Thank you, Laura. Please know that alongside our anxiety to understand the technical issues in this dreadful accident, we are all of us aware of the human loss which you and Paul's and William's fami
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:40:56
We still can't avoid the question: why did this happen WHEN it did? Mark makes a good point about slop, in any case, slop would normally built up slowly. David's information about speed seems to rule
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:35:18
Thanks, Jos, I share your frustration about not knowing the full story (yet). Even when the immediate safety checks have been done it will still be something of an act of faith that they will complet
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:05:57
You make some fair points, Carl. I think police detectives call it the ABC approach: Accept nothing, Believe nobody, Check everything. I can only agree that it is in our interests that the investigat
Author: William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:44:49
I did Mod 62 and it seemed a big improvement (all holes drilled and reamed in a machine shop). 120 flying hours later it developed "a tad" of slop on one side. I have loctited that side (therefore co