Author: Paul Mansfield <PaulM@nsfield.screaming.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 01:29:17
Sadly, a change in my circumstances forces very reluctant sale of beloved and well-nurtured XS kit 383: Stage 1: Tailplanes ailerons & flaps to first fill. Signed off. Stage 2: Wings complete (ailero
Author: Paul Mansfield <PaulM@nsfield.screaming.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:15:01
AFAIK, the handling was much improved by the XS tailwheel - longer wheelbase, lower deck angle, higher polar moment of inertia. But many (most?) of the early accidents were simply that - early. The h
Author: Paul Mansfield <PaulM@nsfield.screaming.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 11:16:42
<will be added to the build manuals at the next update> Err, what about those of us who have already bonded on the trailing edge top skin (after inspection & sign-off, I might add!!) Is this strength
Author: Paul Mansfield <PaulM@nsfield.screaming.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 16:13:44
<The wings are sound without the bracket> Excuse my stupidity, but if they're sound without the bracket, why add it? Surely one way is right and the other is wrong - without the bid bracket is too we
I got a couple of .zip files from the Europa FTP server ftp://ftp.avnet.co.uk/pub/europa/ , but it won't let me in any more. I can email them to you off list if you like (~220KB total). It does say
Brian, FWIW I did almost exactly the same as Nick. My sight gauge goes up the port side of the seatback front (if you see what I mean!) It is protected at the bottom by a 15mm copper elbow joint (use
<snip> Could you set about to give us "ignorants" access to your Flyer article, or be so kind to send it separately? < As I cannot make attachments to forum messages I have sent the article to Hans.
If you were really pedantic, you would have written "... fewer of these questions" not "... less of" ;-) and used either "edge" or "face" everywhere that "side" is presently written, there'd be less
Sadly, I missed the unmissable ... I was away while it was on TV ~ I don't suppose any UK Europhile would be kind enough to lend me the video they made of this momentous occasion? I'd pay postage bot
Supposedly true story: London Heathrow Approach: "American Airlines 123, descend to 3,000 ft on QNH 1010 AA123: "AA123, can we have that in inches please?" LHR: "AA123, descend to 36,000 inches on 1
It's is not, it isn't ain't, and it's it's, not its, if you mean it is. If you don't, it's its. Then too, it's hers. It isn't her's. It isn't our's, either. It's ours, and likewise yours and theirs.
Hi Ron, If you want to reach Andy or Neville, I guess the best addresses to use are: mailto:andy@europa-aircraft.com and mailto:Neville@europa-aircraft.com. Hope this helps, Paul Hello Neville <snip>
I get mine from a local stables (where my daughter rides - they use them once only to administer Equipalazone); I just rinse them out. They are 20 ml. I mix in the cup first, then use a syringe for f
...and, oh yes, you spell funny too :) Yeah, but we know when to use an adverb (funnily; not funny). While we're at it, you don't "do good", you "do well"; et hoc genus omne... Paul 383 XS Mono Tail
Yep - http://www.todayspilot.co.uk/ http://www.todayspilot.co.uk/current_issue/nextmonth.html for a preview of the article David mentioned. Paul 383 Mono XS Wings & tail done, CM in. <snip> Is "Today
Does any Bid get laid up from the horizontal floor to the fuselage sides? P.28-11 just says "Also layup 2 plies of 'bid' each side of the join between the fuselage and the rear baggage bay bulkhead,
Hi Tom, I plan the same run for my vent lines. What termination did you put on the plastic tube (stainless tube provided by Europa or what?) & how did you fit mesh in? Also, what type of mesh did you
Yeah - I use a GlobalSat BT308 GPS with the AnywhereMap s/w on my iPAQ (other brands are available). Works fine & GPS stays locked-on well. BT connection to the iPAQ is stable (once kick-started - a
Hi Al, I am interested in the graphic person - please send details. Rgds Paul M XS Mono Ivor, Thanks for the dimensions. I have a graphics artist designing Decals for the finished plane and needed th
This is supposed to be a simple & effective technique: Undo the bolt, release the bottom arm of the TP18 and swing it up a few (many?) degrees. Fix the cables with "finger-tight" tension temporarily,