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Re: Europa-List: beringer wheel & brake for monowheel

Subject: Re: Europa-List: beringer wheel & brake for monowheel
From: houlihan <houlihan@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 21:38:52
You Devil You !!

Hi Nev.

Any news on the tin filler pipe for the classic ?

I am looking for real world advice about the cockpit door gas struts, mine
is the very original system and now the passenger door strut is starting to
pop off so I need to fix it, what is the best way forward ?

regards

Tim

On 1 October 2012 21:08, Neville Eyre <neveyre@aol.com> wrote:

> With no tube, and only 18psi in the tyre, I would be concerned the tyre
> might pop the bead if presented with any sort of side
> load....................... just being the Devil's advocate..........
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Churchill-Coleman <richard.churchill-coleman@sky.com>
> To: europa-list <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 19:49
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: beringer wheel & brake for monowheel
>
>  For those who expressed an interest in the Beringer system weight
> saving, I asked the UK agent, Brad Goodfellow of Pioneer Aircraft UK
> (through whom I have bought a kit) if he could set out the manufacturer's
> calculations for the weight saving.  I don't have the comparisons to hand
> that others have posted on the forum to do a comparison, but the figures
> that Brad gave me and asked me to post on the forum are as follows (in kg
)
> and Brad was keen to emphasise that his experience of Beringer is that th
ey
> are meticulous in calculating their weight saving statistics, with a larg
e
> chunk of the savings here coming from a heavy inner tube which is now
> redundant:
>
>
>   * *
>  *Beringer*
>  *Original Europa System*
>   *Rim*
>
>
> 7.85
>
>
> 10.58
>   *Disc*
>
>
>   *Tyre*
>  7.00-6=94 AirTrac 6 Ply
>  7.00-6=94 Condor 6 Ply
>   *Tube*
>  NO TUBE
>  TUBE
>   *Caliper*
>
>
> 0.78
>   *Fixing Plate*
>
>
>   *Axle*
>
>
> 0.85
>
>
> 1.36
>   *Washers*
>
>
>   * *
>  *Total*
>  *8.7*
>  *Total*
>  *12.72*
>
>
> Brad's details are below and he is happy to be contacted if anyone has
> follow on queries:
>
> Brad Goodfellow
> Managing Director Pioneer Aircraft Ltd
> Tel: +44 1873 851116
> Mob: +44 7851 287662
> Email: brad@pioneer.aero
> Website: www.pioneer.aero
>
>
> Richard C-C
>
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