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Re: Europa-List: Re: Taildragger conversion battery position.

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Taildragger conversion battery position.
From: Duncan & Ami McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:50:02

Stefan Rouvenet in Switzerland developed and flew a leg that was constructed
---From glass. But it was too 'soggy'.

Duncan McF


>>
>> Graham,
>>
>> Oh really?  I'll check that out.  I tend to agree about the carbon hoop
>> being too stiff and I'm rebuilding G-SYCO that was written off due to an
>> accident involving a broken leg.  I think the taildragger mod is a really
>> nice design but the stiffness of the leg and lack of availability mean
>> that it has some downsides.  I wonder if the Swiss mod could be developed
>> with a new hoop with reduced stiffness?  The alternative that you suggest
>> sounds promising.  Apparently Europa were thinking about developing a mod
>> but nothing was ever produced.  I wonder what their solution would have
>> been?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Phil



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