Hey Steve!! Great idea!!. Also distance between the
fuselages would need to allow for both gull wing doors to
open at the same time without touching. It would probably
require a new fixed inboard tail plane. BUT it would also
need a great intercom system so that both pilots could talk
to each other to ensure that they opened the taps at the
same time and at the same rate, or a MASSIVE swing could
develop on take-off. Also there has to be agreement as to
who is PIC in the event of an engine out etc.. Keep the
ideas coming, and we will, between everyone on this server,
have the thing designed in a week.
Nigel H-B
#423
Melbourne, Australia
HAGARGS@aol.com wrote:
> With it being the holidays and everything there has been
> an amount of alcohol
> induced creativity around the house. Though none of it
> during or before
> building operations are to occur.
>
> We have the original Europa, The tri-gear Europa, The
> Europa XS, and the
> Europa glider. With the way the wings plug in and out,
> the next logical step
> I believe Europa R&D needs to accomplish is the double
> Europa. This would be
> much the same as what was done to the P-51 Mustang after
> the war. I believe
> they called it the F-81 whereby 2 fuselages were put side
> by side joined
> together by short wing section. Just think a four place
> Europa twin without
> having to design a new fuselage. Probably need a super
> strong spar between
> the fuselages. Think of the possibilities. One aircraft
> being able to be
> reconfigured from a 2 place sport plane to a glider to a
> four place twin. Hey
> call it the Europa Super Cruiser (sorry Piper).
>
> If anyone is handy with manipulating photographs digitally
> with computer it
> should be pretty easy to make one of these guys. The
> fuselages would only
> have to be far apart enough for prop clearance as well as
> what one would need
> to avoid tip turbulence from interfering from each prop.
> With the 2 main
> wheels separated by this space one would no longer need
> the outriggers out on
> the wings.
>
> This photo would be great to put on a T-shirt to wear to
> the next big air
> show to unsettle the competition.
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa, AZ
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