Craigh,
It is a gross misunderstanding that anybody should be worried about flutter, VNE
etc. The Europa is a wonderfull design, and is better tested then most kit
planes.
I thind we are under-appreciating the lot of work that Ivan and his friends
have put in to it. After that, the type has tens of thousands of flying hours
without any structural problem. Most of that worrying seems te be done by
folks who are not flying their plane yet. Don't! Enjoy the build, and you will
enjoy the result. Your sign-off makes me frown, you can fly today if you want,
rent-a-plane or so. Don't hurry the build, it leads to frustration, and you
will finish building before the plane is ready.:-)
Computer modelling is fine, maybe there are areas where improvement is possible.
But i doubt it will return anything usefull for the money.
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org
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