The problem with kit aircraft is that you have to 'reverse engineer' the
manual to try to understand what the designer intended, and then check
that the components received come close.
A set of engineering drawings/plans would make it all so much easier!
Duncan McF.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Boulet
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mono gear collapse
The gear lever was down and locked. My collapse occured after landing
roll out at about 5 kts ground speed. A slight bump caused it to bounce
off center and totally distort/destroy the gear lever and all the
mechanisms attached to it. The build manual is wrong and if it had been
correct this never would have happened.
I'm surmising most of this because the accident occured with my test
pilot at the controls. Also I did not perform the teardown/rebuild
converstion to tri gear- my builder assist center performed this.
Words to the wise.... take a look at someone else's mono gear
retraction mechanism before accepting the manual's instructions as the
gospel truth.
Paul Boulet N914PB
----- Original Message ----
From: Steve Crimm <steve.crimm@stephenscott.com>
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 9:02:14 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Mono gear collapse
<steve.crimm@stephenscott.com>
Question...
When the gear collapsed, what was the position of the gear lever after
the
collapse? In the down or up position?
Steve Crimm
N42AH
For Sale
www.stephenscott.com/Europa
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Fergus
Kyle
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:40
To: EUROPALIST
Subject: Europa-List: Mono gear collapse
I was saddened to hear of that event - especially on
take-off..........
and, of course because I contemplate the same possibility.
Is there a spot in the gear-down structure where the insertion of a
bar/lever/whatever mightr inhibit an over-centre travel on a bumpy
take-off
(one which I may see fairly often up north)? It might also stop
inadvertent
gear-up on display stands.
Ferg Kyle
Europa A064 914 Classic
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