I have seen a couple of Europa's that the lower cowl had been trimmed to the
rebate molded in the lower cowl, then trimmed back to the face of the
firewall. In other words a small section had been cut out so that the lower
cowl fit flat against the fuselage side. The top cowl fit's over it and as a
result a very smooth line of the cowl to the fuselage side.
Jim Brown
N398JB
Rob Housman wrote:
>
> Been there, done that. I thinned both cowl pieces and still had a poor fit,
> so I proceeded to sand the fuselage to make things fit together without a
> bump. By the time I got a good fit I found it necessary to add glass to the
> interior of the fuselage (because I could see through it before things fit
> properly). One must conclude that when the fuselage moldings were designed,
> a necessary joggle to match the interior contour of the cowl was omitted.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
> Airframe complete
> Irvine, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of paul stewart
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: cowlings
>
> <paul-d.stewart@virgin.net>
>
> Still having all sorts of fun fitting the cowlings. Another question. Were
> the two cowlings and the fuselage all come together (ie aft end on the
> cowling joint line) the cowlings sit very proud of the fuselage line. This
> appears only partly due to having two thicknesses of cowling for the
> fuselage joggle to accommodate at this point. The contour of the joggle at
> this point does not line up with the contour of the cowlings rather it
> forces them outboard (finding this difficult to explain). If any one
> recognises what I'm talking about and has a solution I'd be grateful..
>
> Regards
>
> Paul #432
>
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