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Subject: Re: Europa Mono U/C latch
From: Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:23:37
Alain,
I have been reading my old e-mials and was wondering how I could see your
friend Michel's mod to stop the undercarriage latch jumping out of position?
Thanks in anticipation
Reg
Tony Renshaw

>Look at modification of my friend Michel Auvray: It work perfectly
>
>Regards
>
>A.CHABERT
>F-PSLY N 275
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : newforum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
>Envoy : mercredi 31 juillet 2002 22:43
> : Europa Forum
>Objet :  Europa Mono U/C latch
>
>Gentlemen,
>    I trail my aircraft every time I fly it, and I have noticed recently
>that on some occasions when I come to rig the aircraft the undercarriage
>latch has jumped up during transit, and is resting on the side of the
>undercarriage lever guide. It is not hard to imagine that a few more bumps
>could cause an involuntary retraction. I propose to fit an old fashioned
>lock spring on the undercarriage lever such that it presses down on the
>latch and hopefully prevents it from jumping up. After all the same thing
>could happen on rough ground.
>    Has anybody else experienced the latch jumping up, and if so are there
>any other suggestions of how to prevent it happening?
>        Roger Anderson (G-BXTD)
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Reg
Tony Renshaw
Builder No.236


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