Alan-
Your curiosity is a good thing, but do yourself a big favor and hire someone in
the UK that knows Europas well and have them fix it. This particular issue is
too important to take a chance on screwing it up. Even those of us who have done
the build from step one are not 100% comfortable with this mod. The result
of tailplane flutter can be catastrophic. It is very hard to find someone who
has experienced it to talk to without using a Psychic intermediary.
Unfortunately, these are the chances you take when you buy a used home built.
The
airworthiness criteria are markedly different between certificated and
non-certificated
airplanes. Then again, so are the costs.
Good luck! Take care of it; it is important!
Jim Puglise
N238JL
Punta Gorda, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Carter" <alancarteresq@onetel.net>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:49:58 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: Mod 73
Hi Carl.
I have the same 1mm. at the TP12 PLATE.
If you are saying you have removed the Stabilator and are now gripping the TB12
plate and it moves 1mm , this would scale up to about 1/2" at the trailing edge
of the Stabilator if it was in-place.
There are pins on the TB12 and on the TB9 your idea would only make good the
TB12
pins, and the play might be in the TB9 Bell-crank in the centre of the fuselage.
I agree, Yes it is complicated,
Alan
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