Dear Europa Community:
I am in the process of establishing Weight&Balance for my Europa Classic En
gine Frame Trigear.
The question of the firewall forward datum has come up as data produced fro
m preliminary measurements of weight and distance have not yet returned a s
atisfactory reference to the required 58'-62.5' CG envelope.
The Classic version I completed has the Classic Engine Mount fitted, this i
s why I referred to the Pilot Handbook from 1998. However, the handbook sho
ws only the MONO configuration. No reference to the recently more common z
ero station to be found at 29.75 inches forward from the backward firewall
juggle is made there. And I assume this newer, more precise measurement pro
bably applies to the XS motor mount and cowling which might have quite diff
erent dimensions. My Classic forward face of the cowling shows 29.0 inches
from that firewall juggle.
Am I missing something important here? Where exactly os the Zero Datum for
Classic Engine Mount Europas to be found?
Finally, I assume the nose wheel is supposed to point backwards towards the
tail when taking weight and distance measurements from station zero.
If there is an official documentation how to establish W&B for my configura
tion, I appreciate this.
Thank you.
Christoph Both
#223 Classic 912ULS
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