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Re: Europa-List: Ditching (Trigear)

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Ditching (Trigear)
From: Pete <peterz@zutrasoft.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:34:06
Found it, thanks!
https://www.theeuropaclub.org/flying/flight-safety


> On Apr 12, 2019, at 5:46 PM, houlihan@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter.
> 
> I recall reading about a "ditching" of a trigear Europa some years ago off
 South America I saw the photo of the plane being brought ashore after ditch
ing. The story as I recall it was that the plane floated and was towed to th
e shore;
> 
> See the photo of it floating quite buoyantly in an article in the Europa c
lub website www.theeuropaclub.org .
> 
> 
> 
>> On 12 April 2019 at 17:00 Peter Zutrauen <peterz@zutrasoft.com> wrote: 

>> 
>> I had thought with the prepreg wings that it was a 'sinker'.  The classic
 on the other hand.....
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Pete 
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 11:55 AM Roger Grainger < Roger47grainger@gmail.c
om> wrote: 
il.com> 
>> 
>> I am planning on flying abroad this year ,does anybody know whether my Eu
ropa XS Trigear would float in the event of the ditching, and would it susta
in one or two people .Has anybody done any calculations on floatation. Regar
ds Roger G-CICA 
>> 
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>> 
>> Read this topic online here: 
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>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=488683#488683 
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