Ron,
Bob is flying his conventional gear version of the Europa. It
sure is a pretty bird. He has about 40 hours on it right now. When he
put his wheel pants on it the aircraft gained over 8 Knots (the test
pilot says it was 13K but whos counting). It is a sexy looking aircraft
on conventional gear. Contact Bob at flight Crafters and he will give
you what information you need. When I built my Mono-wheel I put inside
the airframe the components to incorporate the conv. gear if I wanted to.
So If I get tired of the Mono-wheel, I'll convert to the conventional
configuration. Yes it has more room as Bob cut down the console area.
Jim Nelson
N15JN
writes:
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> Greetings,
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> Long time observer of this list but this is my first post.
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> I am getting real close to making the commitment to build a Europa
> XS. I really like the option with the two sets of wings. I have a
> few questions though.
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> (1) At Oshkosh a couple years ago, I saw an Europa at the Europa
> booth with conventional landing gear (actually have a picture of
> it). I have done some research and can't seem to find much
> information on this since then. Is this an option or mod from the
> factory? Is there a company that provides this option? Has
> anyone done this mod and can give me feedback? Why has the
> factory not offered this mod, when they had it on display at
> Oshkosh?
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> (2) Can anyone give me opinion or feedback about the pro's and
> con's of the conventional gear mod? One thing I can think of is it
> would free up some tight cabin space in the thigh and leg area due
> to a not needed mono retract wheel.
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> (3) I did see a company that has this mod available but nothing by
> the company or pilots about this mod. I am not set in stone about
> this mod, but it has several appealing qualities. I just need to
> know if its technically safe and sound and 'airworthy'? I will list
> the web page of this company.
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> http://isuisse.ifrance.com/CCandE/europa.htm
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> Please tell me all I need to know. Is there any web sites or
> archives that I can look at to answer some of these questions.
>
> Rick Heis
> Morgantown, WV, USA
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