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Subject: Europa-List: Twisted fuselage, or?
From: John Kirkgaard <john.kirkegaard@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 05:48:46

It looks like I will need some very good advice from you fellow builders.

 I have measured the fixtures and torque tubes on my Europa a few times.
Unfortunately I come to the same result in spite of using different methods.

First I level up the fuselage making it 100% level in both directions.
Then I measure down to the center of the pin hole forward wing pin bracket, 
on both sides. Using a horizontal laser-line. 
The elevation of the two wing fixings are found to be in exactly same level.

Then measuring the level of the rear fixings shows that starboard wing pin 
socket is sitting 8 mm higher than the port one.

The measuring the Flap tube I find that the Starboard side is also 9 mm 
higher than the port side.

Going to the Tail plane Torque Tube I find the same picture there.
And same for the foot wells.

So the solution seems to be quite forward: change the position of the rear 
wing pin sockets, and ignore, that the fuselage will not be in level between the
doors.

But... During all measuring, the rudder is absolutely plumb. And my question to
you guys: what will happen if I correct everything and leave the rudder approx.
10-11 mm out of plumb? 
Thanking in advance for any reply.


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