The gas struts are a pain, literally. The sockets tend to slip off the
balls in hot weather too.
Has anyone found an alternative? e.g. the like the "ratchet" stays that were
once used on car bonnets (auto hoods).
Duncan McFadyean
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Carpenter <kbcarpenter@worldnet.att.net>
<svein.johnsen@mossww.com>; 'Europa Net (E-mail)' <europa@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Sunday, July 01, 2001 4:15 AM
Subject: RE: Roll Trim Tab
>I have been having problems with the gas struts on the doors. The doors
>fit perfectly till I put the gas struts in. The upper aft corner of the
>doors wants to rise up. Is that being "proud"? I think the hinges are
>flimsy and the force of the strut is too strong for them. Has anyone
>had this problem? I have read Tony Krzyzeski's solution of filling the
>top. Is there any other solution? How about heavier hinges? I have
>not put the glass in the doors yet.
>
>Ken Carpenter
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa@post.aviators.net
>Subject: RE: Roll Trim Tab
>
>This is a fairly easy mod to make. You need the MAC S9 servo which is
>the smallest one they make. The S9 servo comes with details of how to
>make a Lancair trim tab which uses a piece of hinge on the trailing edge
>and you could copy this technique. You could also make the hinge out of
>a section of the aileron but this is a bit trickier but definitely
>prettier.
>
>The basic technique is to cut a box section big enough to house the
>servo from the underside surface. The box should have a lip on the upper
>side to fit a plate. The sides of the box should be lined with 3 layers
>of bid, bonded to the surfaces with flox corners. I created a small
>groove to take the drive arm to the tab while others I have seen
>embedded a tube.
>
>Regards
>
>Tony
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Roll Trim Tab
>
>
>It has been recommended to me by an experienced Europa pilot to install
>a
>roll trim tab (electric servo) in the port side aileron. I understand
>from
>MAC (now Ray Allen Company) that several Europa builders have done this.
>Although I have not started building yet, the time to do this mod would
>of
>course be at the early stage, so I would appreciate to learn from those
>who
>have done it, both with respect to technical info and operational
>experience, as well as from those who have considered it but decided not
>to
>(reason for why not). If anyone has a word of caution, that will also
>be
>very much appreciated.
>
>Svein Johnsen - A225
>
>
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