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Subject: Re: Europa-List: uni straps at wing root
From: rlborger <rlborger@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:14:59
Rowland,

That's exactly what I did.  I hope it was correct...

Good building and great flying,
Bob Borger
Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Mono, Intercooled 914, Airmaster C/S
http://www.europaowners.org/N914XL
(90%) tail kit done, wings closed, cockpit module installed, pitch  
system in, landing gear frame in, rudder system in, outrigger mod in,  
Fuselage Top on, lift/drag/flap pins in, wing incidence set, tie bar  
in, flap drive in, Mod 70 done.  Baggage bay in.  Flaps & Main Gear  
complete.  Mod 72 complete.  Instrument panel complete, except for  
testing.  Rotax 914 installed (for the 3rd time).  Airmaster Prop  
installed.  Electrical complete, except for testing.  Fuel system  
complete except for testing.  Working in - 32 Tail, 34 Door Latches &  
35 Doors, 37 Interior & Finishing.  Airmaster arrived 29 Sep 05.   
Seat arrived from Oregon Aero.  E04 interior kit has arrived and is  
being installed.
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On Dec 14, 2007, at 6:22 AM, Rowland & Wilma Carson wrote:

> <rowil@clara.net>
>
> I've almost finished (well, apart from finishing & painting, of  
> course) my first wing.
>
> I've done the UNI straps on the upper surface at the root, but when  
> I turned it over and started marking out to do the ones on the  
> bottom, I found that the aft end of the UNI overlaps the W18 flap  
> bracket. There's no mention of this in the manual.
>
> I assume that it just needs the end of the longest UNI ply to be  
> slit and fitted each side of the W18, but I thought I'd better  
> check first in case something more clever is needed. However, when  
> I phoned a few minutes ago I found the factory has already gone off  
> for the weekend.
>
> Has anyone else got any factory advice about this?
>
> regards
>
> Rowland
> -- 
> | Rowland Carson  PFA #16532    http://home.clara.net/rowil/aviation/
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