> Obviously this young man is a spy for the Rutan Group. He is fishing for
> details about the still super secret "Europa 2000". This mod is purported
to
> cruise at .95 Mach at its service ceiling of FL 450. Insiders at the
> Kirbymoorside "Skunk Works", who declined to give their names for fear of
losing
> tea privileges, say the Europa 2000 will have a build time of not less than
> 25,000 hours and an empty weight of approx. 95 tonne, depending on
accessories.
> Power plant designs are still in the "Ohh, wouldn't this be neat?!" stage.
>
> Please do not forward any cockpit pictures/drawings of the Europa 2000 as
this
> area is critical to the success of this revolutionary design. It is know
that
> the famous Europa instrument panel "snack tray" is a major feature once
again,
> although current estimates place the new dimensions in the "Smorgasbord"
> category.
Will the Europa 2000 be available as a retrofit for existing builders :-)
Steve, you are an asset to the list. Thanks for making my day.
Tony
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Tony Krzyzewski tonyk@kaon.co.nz
Managing Director Ph 64 9 520 4631
Kaon Technologies Fx 64 9 520 3321
Auckland New Zealand
Networkers visit www.kaon.co.nz
Aviators visit www.kaon.co.nz/europa/272index.html
and www.kaon.co.nz/saanz/
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