Frank, I a sure one of our Classic members will oblige
with the radiator measurements, and you may even strike
lucky and find someone with spare radiators. Have you
seen Nigel Graham's cowling design which is built round a
914 but incorporates a lot of design features that will
make it significantly more efficient? (Was at the Rally
last year). Certainly if I was starting again I would
abandon the moderately attractive Classic cowlings and get
some of his design, which are truly beautiful ! As to the
intercooler, it seems to me that the 914 works very nicely
as it is and is perfectly matched to the Europa. It also
means that the 914 is immune to carb icing (in my
experience personally , having flown in plenty of carb ice
favouring conditions, and having heard of no convincing
instance of carb icing from anyone else). An intercooler
is going to add weight and a few horsepower, which make
very little difference to top end performance. Improved
propeller characteristics, building light, reducing
external and internal drag all probably have a more
important bearing on performance.
Regards, David Joyce G-XSDJ
"spcialeffects" <spcialeffects@aol.com> wrote:
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> So here i am again posting on our forum, to ask
>questions which can not be answered by the company who
>made my kit. Before i continue i would like to say
>that.........if i drove a 1960's BMW and went into BMW's
>today to ask for a part, for that 50 year old car, they
>would look on their computer or micro fish and tell me
>"we dont have that in stock but we can get it for you" or
>words to that effect. The reason for this is because they
>have a drawing of it, which can be recalled, to either
>order one OR make one. HOWEVER after a disappointing
>phone call to europa today i find out that they do not
>have technical drawings for the port and stbd radiators
>that were used on the original classic. In their defence,
>or rather Karen's defense, i don't expect them to have
>any on the shelf (which she did have, just one possibly
>port) but i do expect that they have drawings of them for
>existing customers who are flying their machines and
>will, at some point, experience failure.
> So to my question. I am building kit 165 a europa
>classic. I have the original cowls and want to use them
>as i like the look of them as opposed to the XS style or
>Nev's new design (no offense nev) BUT europa are unable
>to supply me with drawings and measurement's so that i
>can get the two radiators fabricated. I am also fitting a
>Rotax 914 engine.
> Has anyone got drawings for the rads that i
>can use to get some made? Or has anyone got the rads and
>wouldn't mind lending them to me to so i can get copies
>made? Or has someone done something else?
> Also staying on the engine theme i would like to
>fit an inter cooler system and would like to know from
>others who have this fitted where you got it and rough
>cost please? Many thanks to all. A Frustrated builder,
>Frank X.
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