Kingsley=0AGood to hear you're doing what the Europa was designed for! Do y
ou ever hear from Mal McLure the original builder? =0AOften wonder how they
are, Mal spent so much time building a work of art, then Cathy learnt to f
ly it.=0ABe interesting to hear how your build compares with Mal's.=0AGraha
m=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Kingsley Hurst <k
ingsnjan@westnet.com.au>=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Thursday,
17 October 2013, 9:27=0ASubject: Europa-List: Just for the record=0A =0A
om.au>=0A=0AFellow Europaphiles=0A=0AWe (my wife and I) have recently retur
ned from a 3 week trip away in our Europa.- Unfortunately, not the one I
have been building for years but one purchased by one of my sons and me.-
We were very fortunate in finding this aircraft because it is at least equ
al to the best example in Australia.=0A=0AI live in South East Queensland a
nd the trip firstly took us North to Rockhampton, then to Mount Isa (NW Qld
), across and up to the Atherton Tablelands in NE Qld, back to Rockhampton
and then home again.- While in Mount Isa, my eldest son and I did a trip
up to Karumba (in the Gulf of Carpentaria) for lunch (Barramundi and Chips/
Fries).- Karumba is world renown for its prawn harvest but not so much th
is year owing to no wet season.=0A=0AIf anyone ever doubts the ability of t
he Europa, please quote the following stats :-=0A=0AEuropa 914 Mono=0AAUW o
n trip = 621+ kg=0AClimb power setting = 34" MAP and 5500 RPM=0ACruise
power setting =- 28"-29" MAP and 5000 RPM.=0A=0ACruising altitude 8500
ft - 9500 ft depending on track direction..=0AMax cruising altitude 12000 f
t (to get on top of very rough thermals and=0ACu - one leg only)=0A=0ATotal
Distance - 2519 nm (4665 km)=0AShortest leg - 208 nm- (385 km)=0ALongest
leg - 484 nm- (896 km)=0ATotal of 8 legs=0A=0ATotal engine time = 19.5
hrs=0ATotal fuel used = 360 Lt- (79 UK Gal,- 95 US Gal)=0AFuel burn
avg = 18.46 LPH- (4 UK GPH,- 4.9 US GPH)=0A=0AComparing to a car . .
. .=0AStatute Miles per Gallon- UK = 36.5- - US = 30.5=0AMetric
= 7.7 litres per 100km=0A=0AAverage speed i.e. Total Dist over Total eng
ine time- =- 129 kts- (239 kph)=0A=0A=0AIf you see this Ivan, Congr
atulations. . . . .- I'm most impressed with what you created and despite
what has been said in the past about the Mono, I Love it! (so far anyway!)
- Landing in Mount Isa with 38C temp on hot bitumen/asphalt with a 15 kt
crosswind at 90 degrees gusting to whatever, had me sitting on the edge of
my seat with a very high pucker factor I can assure you but a good experie
=- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Matt Dralle
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