The prop is clearly higher than the fin when a blade is
vertical -- mine measures 76 inches, 77 if wings are not on the
trailer since the springs then raise it a bit. One can obviously
position the prop to avoid that being the high point, and I
always do this to avoid banging my knees into the low blades (
with the upper blades at eye level I put white gloves on the tips
to make them more obvious and to cushion any mishaps :-).
Prospective builders could be un-necessarily discouraged by the
stated height of 84 inches -- my garage door is 83 inches high
and the Europa fits easily. This with a fin mounted pitot which
adds 5.5 inches to the fin height of 74 for a total of 79.5
inches. However, I do disconnect the trailer from the car before
backing it into the garage since my garage is perpendicular to
the driveway.
Don't know if Europa's trailer designs have changed since I got
mine but an 8 to 10 inch height difference seems unlikely.
Again, anyone else measured the height lately?
John N44EU
----- Original Message -----
From: <tonyk@kaon.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Height on trailer
> Measure the height of the prop when you have a single blade
pointing up. I
> think you'll find that, when on the trailer, it is 10" higher
than the tail and
> thus becomes the critical height when putting the aircraft into
a garage.
> That's what Europa told me many years ago when I first enquired
if the plane
> would fit into my garage.
>
> Tony
>
>
> Quoting J Moran <jmoran01@earthlink.net>:
>
> > Item 25 in the FAQ may have an error since it gives the
height as
> > 84 inches. I find that the height of my fin on the trailer
is 74
> > inches (Mark 1 tailwheel - the new tailwheel may be higher
but I
> > wouldn't expect 10 inches difference). This with the center
rail
> > level, it will vary a bit based on the height of the tow
ball, of
> > course, but one can always put it onto the jockey wheel while
> > moving it the last bit if needed.
> >
> > Anyone else checked the height lately?
> >
> >
> > John N44EU
> >
> >
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