Rowland,
This message was delayed by my aging shop computer.
Bud
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From: Bud Yerly<mailto:budyerly@msn.com>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: instrument module wider than firewall - what
to do?
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Rowland,
Just my two cents.
I have never had a module not fit, but to be sure, the flange on a
couple were only just wide enough for the nutplates.
I prefer to add a flange on the inside, as others have, and extending
the flange to the bottom pilot side also to stiffen up the bottom and
top skins. By eliminating the upper and side flanges the panel can be
installed slightly higher. However, watch for your clearance for the
cowl nutplates.
Keep in mind any wire bundles have got to be planned for early, as it
is often necessary to cut holes in the lower right and left area for
those under the door sill wire bundles, add possibly a center cutout or
tunnel to allow a down the centerline wire bundle.
One other side benefit to eliminating the flange is interior fabric
finish or paint finishes on and around the windscreen area can be made a
bit neater (is that a word?) leaving only the pesky cowl nutplates
protruding into your line of sight (painted interior) or poking into
your fabric headliner...
Regards,
Bud Yerly
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Panel in conversion from mono to trigear.
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From: Rowland Carson<mailto:rowlandcarson@gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 2:03 PM
Subject: Europa-List: instrument module wider than firewall - what
to do?
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I was just offering up the instrument module to the firewall (before
the top gets bonded on) and the flanges of the IM protrude beyond the
edges of the firewall. The way things are stored at present prevents me
---From easily checking if the IM will fit within the shape of the upper
fuselage at the firewall. If it doesn't, it appears that the flanges of
the IM will have to be cut back so much that there will scarcely be
enough meat left for the fixings.
Has anyone else had this problem? Have I been issued with a
mis-matched instrument module & fuselage moulding?
Any observations welcome.
in friendship
Rowland
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