Miles McCallum wrote:
>
> I'm working on the planning/design side of fitting BRS (Ballistic Recovery
> system parachutes) to the Europa: The December issue of FLYER looks at BRS
> in general, and we (Ian and I) are convinced...
>
> It would be most useful (as well as being rather instructive) if anyone who
> has finished a Europa -flying or not- could send me the following
> information. Either post it for general consumption, or if you're slightly
> touchy about being a fatty, email me direct!
>
> Type (trigear or monowheel)
>
> Engine/prop
>
> Instrument fit (VFR simple, VFR complex, fully loaded)
>
> Empty weight and CG location
>
> This project is being conducted with the help of Europa, BRS, and the PFA.
> The present scheme is to fit the BRS into or on the aft cabin bulkhead with
> channels molded into the top fuselage shell either side of the doors (and
> the roof) for the harness. These will lie under "rip away" covers. It's
> unlikely that existing Europas will be modifyable (but not impossible) as a
> special top molding will be required. It will mean giving away about 1/2 the
> baggage allowance, but with new materials under development, it may
> eventually mean that only 20 lbs needs to be sacrificed.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Miles
>
require any info with regards to this issue.
Please let me know if there is something specific that I need to do to
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Peter
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