Recent messages on the Internet suggest an element of confusion about damper
kits and rubber blocks. I hope the following explanation may help:-
The first damper kits (19 of them in total) were sent out back in June to
Europa builders whose aircraft were flying when the dampers first became
available. The kits included bottom reaction plates (LG07) which had a
non-standard distance between the mounting bush centre and the working face.
Consequently many of the users of these kits had to carve away some of the
red rubber block in order to get the aircraft ride height, and therefore
ground pitch attitude, back to a maximum of 9=B0.
Since we do not know how much individuals had to carve away, and since the
total thickness of top and bottom reaction plates and rubber block is
important, not only for ride height, but also to control the over-centre
distance of the gear "downlocked" geometry, it was decided to replace the
bottom plate and rubber block for these 19 kits.
The new damper kits have a bottom reaction plate which has been modified
back to the standard distance from mounting bush to working face, so a
The price of the damper kit has been calculated on the basis of continued
use of the existing red rubber block.
Should anyone wish to do so, they can purchase a new (black) rubber block to
replace the combination of the red rubber block and 1/4" plywood spacer. The
price of the new block is =A331.70 plus VAT.
Regards
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Web Site at www.europa-aviation.co.uk
Fax No 44 1751 431706
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