Hi,
I am building XS #417 and there were no problem with those W18 metal plates.
They met FL1 & FL2 & FL3 just perfect and straight under the both wings - no
bending
necessary!
Also all those four mass balance arms went nicely under the mass balance covers
in their places.
I have just read the manual (newest revision) very carefully.
Wishes,
Raimo Toivio
OH-XRT
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Housman <robh@hyperion-ef.com>
Subject: RE: RE: Europa QA
> At the time my wing kit was shipped the factory included flap and aileron
> foam in the wing kit, not in the Stage One kit as now.
>
> The W18 aluminum plates that anchor the flap hinges to the underside of the
> wing are installed at locations dictated by the factory located wing ribs;
> there can be some builder induced variation in these locations, but there is
> not room for much. The pair of W18 plates located approximately mid-span of
> the wing are 49 mm / 1-15/16 inch apart measured from the outside face of
> each. Progressing inboard on the wing, the next W18 is 1049 mm / 41-5/16
> inch from the nearer of the two outboard W18, measured between the surfaces
> facing each other. The inboard W18 is 787 mm / 31 inch further inboard,
> measured from the same side of each W18. (This would be more easily shown
> with a drawing but I am using the Club's protocol, i. e., no graphics; if
> you would like a graphic representation, just ask and I'll send it direct,
> not through the Club.) Within the accuracy of these measurements (made with
> a tape measure) there is no difference between the port and starboard wings.
>
> The foam pieces are somewhat easier to visualize without a picture, but not
> as easy to measure in the completed form. I measured along the trailing
> edge, viewing the edges of the foam pieces through the epoxy-fiberglass,
> with some edges blurred slightly by the flox mixture at the joints, so these
> values may not be precise. For the flaps, the inboard piece of foam is 791
> mm / 31-1/8 inch long and the outboard piece is 107 mm / 41-1/8 inch long.
> The aileron foam is 1484 mm / 58-7/16 inch long. There is not much
> difference between the port and starboard sides; the most I could "measure"
> was about 1.5 mm / 1/8 inch difference from wing to wing, and I don't think
> my measurements are any better than that, so let's call the two sides
> identical.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> A070
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of Rowland & Wilma Carson
> Subject: RE: Europa QA
>
>
> I have the full set of kit 1 foam (which was collected from
> Kirkbymoorside Oct 99 and has lain untouched this past year, but
> that's another story), but I have as yet no (XS) wings to measure it
> against. What measurements might I make, not only to convince myself
> of the correct way to proceed, but also to post here to
> reassure/alarm* others? Of course, if mine's "wrong", it may be that
> someone with a newer set of cores can report that the problem was
> fixed later. I am guessing that despite Rob's nicely detached view
> that perhaps the flaps are right and the wings are wrong, the flaps
> are the bits most likely to get changed!
>
> * delete as applicable.
>
> regards
>
> Rowland
>
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