Hi! Mike.( I tried to mail this to your direct box but the server won't
accept it?)
You have me a little confused with your positions of the sockets viz:- port
spar is on the port spa but is to receive the starboard socket and the
cockpit socket is to receive the port spa !
The principle of opening the hole to 1" where ever is to ensure that the
spa's can be pulled together snug with the 1/2" pins without needing to
deflect or flex the sockets.
The sockets are technically not a structural item only a rigging aid.( I
flew over the Alps with my starboard cockpit socket (receives the PORT spa!)
cracked off during rigging!)
Be advised to put a flox redux fillet round the perimeter of both sockets to
provide a more positive location for them all at the same time that you bond
them in place.
Now I'll tell you of something else I've done to mine ....since I knocked it
off whilst rigging alone.
Whilst I had it off I had a 3" starter guide ramp (1" light angle) welded to
each of the "ramps" and reduxed them also to the seat backs. Now when I rig
alone the vertical movement of the incomming spa is guided into the socket.
No need on the other one since the spar "cuff" in the middle of the port spa
does the starboard spa guiding.
If you intend doing much rigging /derigging alone this is invaluable.
(otherwise don't bother doing it because an assistant can give visual
directions)
regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG Europa 337 MKI/Jabiru 3300 #084 300 hours approx.
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Subject: Europa-List: S01 Bushs and Spar Sockets
Good morning all,
I hope everybody's build is going well. As for those flying, go ahead and
enjoy, don't worry about me. (sniff) :-)
I have a quick question. I'm at the point of bonding the S01 spar bushs into
the cockpit module and the Spar Sockets to the spar and cockpit module.
The manual has me open up one of the 1/2" holes of the port spar socket to
1"
in order to fit around the raised area of the S01 bush when bonded in place.
But it doesn't say anything about repeating this procedure to the other Spar
Socket that gets bonded to the port Spar. Is the second spar socket bonded
with
a Araldite/Flox pad underneath it?
Thanks for the input in advance.
Mike Duane A207
Redding, California
XS Trigear
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