>>what happens when the skin temperature of your Europa
reaches 40 deg C in service?
Hopefully, nothing. If you have post cured everthing to this temperature or
above (not much above) It will need somewhat higher temps. to resoften.
Cowlings, being polyester, won't soften. There are plenty of Long EZs out there,
many in US desert areas, and I haven't heard of any that have melted.
Come to think of it, but ELSA has lived through a Florida summer and YURO has
been in central France and Switzerland in hot summer weather without problems.
Graham
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