It was a Grob Motor glider!
http://www.sarangan.org/europa_forum/1996-09/msg00139.html
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Duncan & Ami
McFadyean
Sent: 09 January 2007 20:01
Subject: Re: Europa-List: 2002 Europa XS Mono Wheel for Sale
<ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
<<they recovered it by towing it the wrong way>>
That may have been a Katana.
It had the flaps down when it was towed the wrong way, which removed the
flaps!
I guess the Classic would float until such time as the hollowed out foam
cores had flooded. The weight of the engine would probably result in the a/c
floating nose down with the tail out of the water; so no buoyancy
contribution from that.
A Cessna 152 takes 17 minutes to sink (i.e. for all of the trapped air to
escape).
Duncan McF.
----- Original Message -----
From: "R.C.Harrison" <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: 2002 Europa XS Mono Wheel for Sale
>
> Hi! Bob
> I'd expect the Classic foam wings to float but no chance of the XS
> floating!
> There was one once floated that ditched off Alderney until they
> recovered it by towing it the wrong way then had to tow it the opposite
> way (can't remember which way but I think it was successfully towed
> forwards?) perhaps someone can confirm ? It could be a useful bit of
> information to have stored one day !
> Regards
> Bob Harrison
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bob
> Hitchcock
> Sent: 07 January 2007 09:50
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: 2002 Europa XS Mono Wheel for Sale
>
> <robert.hitchcock@virgin.net>
>
> It definitely does float then? Two quality life-jackets, no life
> raft..............
>
>
> Regards
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graham Singleton" <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: 2002 Europa XS Mono Wheel for Sale
>
>
>> <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
>>
>> RV7 ?
>> Would it be possible to cross the Atlantic or the Pacific with an RV7
> and
>> would it float if the fan stopped? Cost of gas when Putin has it all?
>> Graham
>>
>> Garry wrote:
>>
>>> Steve,
>>> Jim Nelson, Jim Brown, Marvin Alvarez, myself and many other early
> Europa
>>> builders have chosen to go with Vans RV-7's. Contact me off list for
>
>>> details. I still have my Europa and still love it though.
>>> Garry Stout
>>> 914 Trigear
>>>
>>>*
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