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Re: Australian Jabiru powered Europa

Subject: Re: Australian Jabiru powered Europa
From: Rowland & Wilma Carson <rowil@clara.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:24:17

>Delete #406 off this list, Peter has bought a Rotax 912.

Thanks for the update.

>I also suspect A026 is not flying with a Jabiru. Norm Marsh's  NZ based
>Europa (which may or may not be A026) is flying with a Rotax 914.

There seems to be some confusion with Norman's 2 (!!) Europa kit 
numbers. The US register showed A026 as the c/n when N13NM was first 
registered, but Norman told me shortly after that aircraft's first 
flight in USA that it was actually kit 219. They were both being 
built in North America before that one was shipped over to NZ, so it 
could be that both aeroplanes emerged from one amalgamated pile of 
parts, making it a bit of a moot point which airframe is entitled to 
which c/n. From the factory's point of view it would make some sense 
to have the Canadian aircraft on the US sales office's list, and the 
NZ one on the UK (rest of world) office's list.

I have not heard if the NZ aircraft is still sporting the US marks. 
There may be some advantages in keeping it on the US register.

Norman did not say anything about the engine for A026, the Canadian 
aircraft, when we last spoke, so I am assuming it is still intended 
for the Jabiru, as originally posted.

Any new gen welcome.

regards

Rowland

PFA 16532   EAA 168386   Young Eagles Flight Leader 017623
Europa builder #435 G-ROWI


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