Cliff
"I did this with an alum pipe filled with melted tire weights. I made two
5.5 lb pipes and moved my CG one inch aft. I am now fly this way and think
that it is easier to land. "
Perhaps that is why your speed is the same with the nose drag as it was with
the tail wheel?
Tom
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Cliff Shaw
Subject: Re: Europa-List: wheel landings [was: Flying a heavy Europa XS?]
Dave
Kim Prout put me on to a slick way to add weight to the Europa tail. He
showed me a short section of pipe of brass rod that was sized just right. He
pulled off his TPs and slipped this weighted pipe inside the tube that the
TPs mount on.
I did this with an alum pipe filled with melted tire weights. I made two
5.5 lb pipes and moved my CG one inch aft. I am now fly this way and think
that it is easier to land.
Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 776 5555
http://www.europaowners.org/WileE
The next question would be, has anyone come up with a safe, secure and
simple method of adding weight in the tail.
Dave A061
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