Hi there,
Just to make a correction on the informations published here, I can now be
reached at the following adress:
Luc JOB
CH-1063 Chapelle
Switzerland
Phone: +41 21 905 65 05 Fax:+41 21 905 65 06 cce@infomaniak.com
Thanks to Duncan, things are moving in the right direction... I should have
bought a Europa myself for 3 years to have the opportunity to write this
manual...
Happy landings (should I say Happy sanding???)
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> > For the moment 2 Swiss builders are in the process to modify
their
> >Europas in taildragger configuration.
> >
> > They bought a main gear leg of MCR-01 to replace the mono-wheel.
> >These parts need modifications/adaptations in order to fit the Europa.
These
> >legs are designed to be used only with the carbon wheels mounted on the
> >MCR-01 (very light... and $$$) , with a drum brake system.
> >
> > The potentially good news is that we are now in the process to
> >complete a prototype composite gear leg designed for the Europa. This
> >landing gear will be easier to fit under the plane than the MCR-01 leg
and
> >is designed to accomodate standard MATCO wheels with disk brakes...
> >
> > We plan to end the tests during next month and have the Swiss
> >approuval soon after (not depending of us)...
> >
> > We will market a kit for the modification once everything is
> >finished. Not before...
> >
> > I'm curious about the number of potientially interested people by
a
> >retrofit/modification kit based on this leg... This will ease our
production
> >planning and price calculation...
> >
> > We won't do any advertising until everything is set for
> >production... In order to avoid unhappy customers and unreasonable
shipping
> >delays...
> >
> > Thanks... This message must be taken as an information more than
a
> >commercial Ad. I prefer to be honest by explaining what we intend to do
than
> >saying that somebody else at the same address is planning to sell a
> >taildragger conversion kit...
> >
> > We can be contacted at:
> >
> > Aerodiffusion Fax: +41 21 8878075
> > Le Chatelard Email: luc.job@lmc.dmx.epfl.ch
> > CH-1044 FEY
> > Switzerland
> >
> >
> >
> Reg
> Tony Renshaw
> Builder No.236
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