After 'lurking' on this site for some years I have now become a Europa builder and have recently started work on the rudder. The manual says nothing about corrosion treatment of the rudder and tail p
As someone who does not have a technical background I worried about how to take the very tight torque tube assembly apart without using brute force that might cause play. So I built my tailplane with
You will find them in good DIY stores. However, I did not buy one. The method set out in the manual of using a 1/4" drill bit to countersink the hole worked fine for me. John Heykoop XS Monowheel #5
Hi Simon I had the same problem at first, but things improved greatly after I cleaned the torque tube with acetone to remove marks left by packaging tape. Using a little oil also helped. John Heykoop
Simon Miles. Yes you have, for when you turn your flap the right way up you will have an angle of attack at the root which is 1.4 degrees greater than the angle of attack at the tip. This will ensur
Two points that have not yet been mentioned by others: First, an aircraft with a retractable undercarriage is by far the safest option should you ever have to 'land on water'. This ought to be an imp
Peter The Europa factory (Neville Eyre) kindly provided me with a sketch for a metal fuselage cradle. If you contact me off line with your address or fax number I will be happy to pass it on. Be awar
I am impressed by what I hear about the Digitrak autopilot. It seems to me a very clever piece of kit, and better quality than the Navaid alternative. Trutrak Flight Systems have pointed me to some e
Steve The holes you cut for your pitot and static tubes are quite small (3/8") and don't seem to need any strengthening. There certainly is no mention of strengthening the ribs in the manual. However
Jeremy It is not the bolts but the large AN970-3 washers that you need to worry about. My plywood ribs are 110mm apart which gives me a few mm clearance from the washers. John XS Mono kit#536
Al It is normal for the ailerons to rub against the top flange and you should not trim the top flange at this stage. If your problem is more serious than simple rubbing against the top flange it may
Hi Ron I did this job a long time ago and asked the factory for guidance before cutting holes in the ribs. Neville told me to put in two plies of bid in the form of 2" discs before drilling the 3/4"
Hi Neville OK, you are the expert, and if you say it is necessary to trowel on up to a 1/4 inch of filler, that's how I'll do it. But I would like to understand why. What is the point of putting on s
Brian I had a similar problem with my XS wing. Owing to a manufacturing fault the foam cut-out for the mass balance horn nearest the tip was not in the right position. I considered briefly whether to
Alan The Digitrak installation does require formal PFA mod approval, but all you need to do is to highlight the areas in which your installation will differ --From the Navaid. If you like, I could fa
Duncan I asked TruTrak to provide me with a schematic. Don't know if it works, for I have not done my wiring yet. I'll send you an email off forum attaching the schematic as a PDF file. Regards John
Hi All I have emailed a copy of the warning light schematic I got from TruTrak to Ivor Phillips and Alan Haynes. If there are any other builders who would like to have a copy, please let me know (if