Thanks Nev, I was thinking along those lines as the wing definately needs
to move reawards at the tip, this could solve both issues
Alan
On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Neville Eyre <neveyre@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi Alan,
> Sounds like the cockpit module might be a touch skewed, doesn't need to be
> much to throw the wing rigging out.
> Easy fix [ done it before] is a shim on the rear face of the seat back,
> thin piece of steel Reduxed on, clamp it up with a straight edge across the
> width of the module, so the port spar sits square up to it. Put a couple of
> CSK rivets in as well, so it can't get knocked off when rigging and fall
> into the bowels.
> This will true out any skew, shim won't need to be much as when the port
> tip moves aft, the stb tip will move fwd the same amount. A 1/2'' large
> area washer might even do it ?
> This will open the gap between the port lift pin / fuselage, and close
> the drag pin gap.
> Cheers,
> Nev
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Twigg <alan.twigg775@gmail.com>
> To: europa-list <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 30, 2013 7:59 pm
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Mod 7 flight ready
>
> [image: Inline image 1]I am so pleased Dave is flying. I set myself a
> task,over the Christmas holidays, of fitting my newly modified (Mod 78)
> wings on the fuselage for the first time.
> Bushes bonded in and cured I moved on swiftly to align the wings only to
> find the Port wing seeming to be 1" further forward at the reference point
> than the Starboard wing. This means that the gap for the new front right
> mount will not even take the mount let alone the layups, the rear right gap
> is correspondingly too much. The right wing sits really well both bush gaps
> as expected.
> I have tied the wings forward to ensure no rearwards movement of the
> spars.
> I have had my remote camera in to cross check.
> I have a grave fear that my port spar has sagged but cannot work out how.
> I suppose a shim on the port spar inner bush front face will cure this,
> can any one think of something else, I have rigged and de rigged 4 times
> with different helpers.
> Alan Twigg
> kit 463 and full of dread.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 1:06 PM, GRAHAM SINGLETON <
> grahamsingleton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> Dave
>> did the wings bend much at 3 G? Stiffening the spar stubs should help
>> to give more bend and a slightly softer ride.
>> Graham
>>
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>> *From:* djaflyact <djaflyact@gmail.com>
>> *To:* europa-list@matronics.com
>> *Sent:* Monday, 30 December 2013, 3:31
>> *Subject:* Europa-List: Re: Mod 7 flight ready
>>
>>
>> The Phoenix has risen from the ashes. Test flight this morning went very
>> well. No issues and no significant changes.
>>
>> I was able to pull 3.1 Gs. That is quite a bit of pull. This was both in
>> a wind-up turn and a straight ahead pull. I didn't feel the need to go
>> beyond that level. Its quite a dramatic maneuver. Stall characteristics
>> normal. Trim settings unchanged from pre mod 78.
>>
>> It took a few days less than 3 months to complete this. Too many hours to
>> fathom. I hope there are no more such modification to come in the future.
>> Anything else down the road should seem like a walk in the park compared to
>> this.
>>
>> I still officially like the change of bolts to flush screws on the CS08
>> brackets. Piece of mind.
>>
>>
>> Thanks to Neville and Bud for all their invaluable help.
>>
>> Dave
>> A227
>> Mini U2 - 30 more minutes of flight time than 3 months ago!
>>
>>
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