Hear hear Nev !!!!!
The fact is that many Europa owners are ex military/ professional
pilots. If there was a significant design fault/ problem we would have
heard by now.
Like any other manufactured aircraft, GA or Kitplane it needs to be test
flown to eliminate the bugs. Even commercial jets which are manufactured
to very fine tolerances will exhibit small differences in their flying
charcteristics.
The Europa record speaks for itself. Over 15 years in production ad over
1000 aircraft sold (ie: kits) and this accident is the FIRST one of it's
kind.
Dont bother investigating a problem that dosent exist. Just make sure
the aircraft is set up properly in the first place.
----- Original Message -----
From: NevEyre@aol.com
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Wing drop in the stall
In a message dated 29/07/2006 09:35:07 GMT Standard Time,
BEBERRY@aol.com writes:
I have never known a severe - or even comparatively slight wing drop
in the stall, power on or off, in GA aircraft so the apparent Europa
problem is worrying and needs some more in depth investigation.
Patrick
Hi Patrick,
There is no problem with the DESIGN of the Europa, but each individual
aircraft needs to be test flown, and individually set up with regard to
any stall strip fitment / adjustment.
For your information / peace of mind, I was involved with the test
flights of the Europa you have purchased, and although it may look like
a piece of s**t, it is very light, and true, and the stall [ or rather ,
lack of,] is one of the most benign I have experienced. Power on stalls
just do not happen, unless you are totally asleep, at full throttle, [
100 percent ] stick fully back, it just ''nods'' and maintains height. I
have flown a full circuit at Wombleton [ at 3000 ' ] at full power /
stick full aft, keep the ball in the middle and your eye on the
temps...... you could do that all day........ power off was equally a
non event, nose falls through 20 degrees / lose 50 feet.
Enjoy.......
Cheers,
Nev.
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