Lee,
CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done! You have a gorgeous Europa there.
Now get out and have some fun flying.
Blue skies & tailwinds,
Bob Borger
Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop (75 hrs).
Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
Cel: 817-992-1117
rlborger@mac.com
On Oct 12, 2016, at 3:48 PM, Vaughan, Lee <vaughanrl@pella.com> wrote:
N69XS took to the skies July 4th 2015. Overly high oil temperatures
allowed only four very brief flights before I decided I needed to remake
the cowling. Last winter/spring was spent doing just that.
Forward to this summer I have just recently resolved the oil temperature
issue to my satisfaction, after much modification and testing.
A069 was the first XS sold. It was on display at Oshkosh. I purchased
it there and trailered it home. A very, very, long time later, three
moves to three different states, new homes and jobs; I finally stayed in
one place long enough to finish it. I=99m 11 hours into the FAA
required 40 hour testing period.
The details:
Weight: 902 lbs
Engine: BMW R1100RS 90 Hp Fuel injected, Computer
controlled, Altitude compensating.
Reduction: 2.5:1 from Take Off of Germany
Propeller: Warp drive three blade ground adjustable.
I want to thank Bob Berube & Bud for their support. Bob Borger for
letting me visit and see his lovely plane.
A special thanks to Jim Butcher for giving me a ride in his monowheel to
help me get my perspective right before I flew mine. I had the good
fortune to get checked out in a monowheel so I could Ferry the factory
demonstrator for a new owner from Lakeland to Albuquerque but that was
15 years ago
Many thanks to the forum, it is a great resource.
Cheers,
Lee Vaughan
vaughanrl@pella.com <mailto:vaughanrl@pella.com>
N69XS A069
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