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Re: Europa-List: Singleton Tailwheel

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Singleton Tailwheel
From: GRAHAM SINGLETON <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:26:59
Just to set the record straight,=0Athe dimension was originally 4" which wo
rked fine on the=C2-Europa=C2-Classic I flew for years but=C2-subsequ
ent=C2-experience with other Europa monowheel aircraft=0Aindicated that n
ot all Europas are the same and more authority for the tail wheel would hel
p to improve yaw control on the ground.=C2-=0ABoth 5" and 6" horns have b
een used with success although 6" does increase the turning circle somewhat
.=C2-=0AI agree that 4" is probably too small and recommend 5"=0AGraham S
ingleton =C2-=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: david par
k <dpark748@hotmail.co.uk>=0ATo: "europa-list@matronics.com" <europa-list@m
atronics.com> =0ASent: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 22:01=0ASubject: Re: Europa
ark <dpark748@hotmail.co.uk>=0A=0AMy singleton tailwheel horn is 4in from m
emory. G- LDVO=0A=0ASent from my iPhone=0A=0A=0AOn 29 Mar 2012, at 20:10, "
Europaul383" <europaul383@hotmail.com> wrote:=0A=0A> --> Europa-List messag
e posted by: "Europaul383" <europaul383@hotmail.com>=0A> =0A> I have search
ed the Forum but cannot find the answer to this... maybe Graham Singleton i
s listening and can shed some light...?=0A> =0A> I have the Singleton tailw
heel kit, bought some years ago from Graham. It came with a new tailwheel h
orn and instructions to saw off the old steering arms from the tailwheel ar
m.=0A> =0A> The replacement tailwheel horn is 4=C3=A2=82=AC between cabl
e attach hole centres, but I also have a drawing (attached) for a similar h
orn, with 5=C3=A2=82=AC between centres ... confusingly I have annotated
 this with an amendment of 6=C3=A2=82=AC...???=0A> =0A> So - is it 4" be
tween centres as supplied; 5" as per the drawing; or 6"?=0A> =0A> Any answe
rs gratefully received...=0A> =0A> Paul=0A> =0A> XS Mono 383=0A> =0A> =0A> 
=0A> =0A> Read this topic online here:=0A> =0A> http://forums.matronics.com
/viewtopic.php?p=369555#369555=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> Attachments: =0A> 
=0A> http://forums.matronics.com//files/tailwheel_horn_183.jpg=0A> =0A> =0A
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