Hi! Christopher,
I have top and bottom Mk 1 Cowls available since my a/c is Jabiru way ! I
haven't taken particular care how I've stored them but they are quite tidy
and unused. Make a reasonable offer and arrange the carrier and you are
welcome.
Regarding your rudder pedal question I very much doubt you can get any
further forward than that dimension in the manual. Just measured mine to be
3.75" centre line aft of the inside of the footwell. However I know Europa
extended some footwells by about 2" but I think they were experimenting
with some heel toe brakes /rudder pedals on a trike and the extension was
for clearance of the additional mechanism forward of the rudder pedal. You
didn't make it clear if your fuselage is Mk1 or XS if it's XS then you may
have the extended foot wells (above) and therefore you would need to canvas
Neville or Andy's opinion at Europa with regards to engine clearance.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG (Europa /Jabiru 3300)
-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Dr. Christoph Both
Sent: 15 January 2001 16:26
Subject: Rudder forward and old engine installation kit
Dear Europa builders:
I am building the styro MK-1 version and by far prefer the old
engine installation before the XS cowl came along. Can you please
comment ont he following questins:
1) I like to move the rudder pedals as much as possible forward.
With the old engine installation I understand that the engine might
be a bit lower and closer to the firewall than with the XS. Has
someone moved the pedals forward and how much is possible
before you hit the engine?
2) It seems that EUROPA has ceased to produce a MK-1 "classic"
engine installation kit, mainly because they cannot produce the
two radiators as required. Besides the notion that some of the
many MK-1 builders might require possible replacement in the
future the old kit is not offered any more. Is someone considering
going XS firewall forward and selling your old kit to me? Please let
me know, reasonable offers accepted.
Thanks,
Christoph Both UK #223, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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