A watchword for building the Europa when working on the fuselage is to delay the
bonding of the top to the canoe for absolutely as long as possible...thus there
is a considerable amount of work which can be done without worrying... and
when thats all finished, youll want to trial fit with clecoes, after which you
can give it a go thru the window...no harm done.
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> On Dec 20, 2018, at 2:27 AM, Simon <sim@4lists.simonliebold.de> wrote:
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> Hi Gilles,
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>> Am 19.12.18 um 21:57 schrieb GTH:
>> That's plenty of room to move the fuselage through a window.
>> It all depends of what level the window is. Ground level would be
>> perfect.
> Thanks. This sounds encouraging. It is ground level. Sorry, I forgot to
> mention.
>> Concerning the tail, do you have enough room inside to move the
>> fuselage around so as to insert the tail first ?
> It is not huge on the inside (4,65m x 5,01m). But without cowling it
> should barely fit. There is a second room that belongs to it (2m x
> 5.18m) to store smaller parts or the wings etc. The ceiling is at ca.
> 3.30m. I may be able to store parts underneath it when not working on it.
>> Or room outside to do the reverse ?
> Yes, it is a corner room and both windows have enough room on the
> outside. It's a former train station building.
>> Of course, you won't install the wheels before getting the fuse
>> through the window.
> It's a mono wheel. I could imagine that it could even fit with the main
> wheel installed. I remeasured the window. It is actually a bit larger
> than initially thought. 1,40m x 1,40m.
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>> Why not print a side view of the fuselage at a definite scale and try
>> it on a plan ?
>> I've seen many a fuselage getting through much narrower apertures.
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> Good idea. I will try that.
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> I took photos of the room, if anyone wants to take a look:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/zpurAR6q4TwX3H8C7
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> Kind regards,
> Simon
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