Hi! Guys.
I've been keeping my head down on this trike / mono question since I'm no
more than a novice anyway. However
Firstly let me say my a/c is constructed extensively as a "convertible"
because I was advised to "have a trike to learn on , especially with an
expensive propeller fitted."
Still no damage to the prop. Even doing a "wheel barrow" promoted from a
heavy landing when the nose wheel bent the nose leg DOWN (Think about it a
while)
Then yesterday I did another heavy landing on all three wheels (still no
prop. Damage ) but the bungee broke , I suspect due to the safety strap
severing the bungee.
I bet a mono can't bust it's bungee and land without prop damage then take
off again and land home with the bungee tied up loose! ?
Does any one know what a tension burst of bungee looks like ? Is it frayed
into a birds nest of strands or is it like it's been knifed across cleanly ?
BTW prior to I get to speak to Andy Draper on this problem IMHO I suggest
all Europa Trike flyers ensure that their nose leg safety strap can not get
overlaid on to a strand of the bungee. I thought I had mine adequately taped
,and the slack held away so this phenomen couldn't prevail.
Perhaps a light spring holding the slack tight would help ?
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG (I'm not too proud to sing of my failings !!!!!)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
Sent: 27 July 2001 12:46
Subject: RE: Which version?
Forwarded from the bounce bin. Message is from
"Peter Bondar" <peter@bondar.co.uk>
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having seen several experts real and otherwise bite the dust at Cambridge
and Bagby
airports now the only thing that stops the monowheel fleet from being
written
off is just how frigging strong the airframe is.
The monowheels keeps most of Britain's prop suppliers in profit!!
The problem IMHO is that the 'boingey' suspension, the daft design of the
monwheel right in the middle
of the cog, the marginal rate of climb
with the combo flaps down, the high weight to thrust ratio with a 912
and the inevitably that ALL pilots have or will land a retractable
with the gear up biases the decision somewhat.
The people who fly monowheels successfully have huge AND recurring hrs on
type.
Every monowheel pilot I know is frightened of their machine! not really a
good
idea for a 'hobby' plane.
Personally since I've now left the kit plane market I
would consider I have no axe to grind.
Pure tail draggers such as RV6 are very different since 4 out of 5 issues
are negated
by their design relative to the Europa
peter
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