Sorry, Hedley, that you couldn't make it to Cranfield on Tuesday evening.
There is no transcript available - you really needed to be there to get the
full flavour of an inspiring talk in which Ivan explained the principles he
followed that led down the road to the Europa and then to the Liberty.
If Ivan can be persuaded to give such a talk again, whether at Kemble or
elsewhere, I strongly recommend people to overcome all obstacles to be
there.
Mike
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<hedley@hedleybrown.flyer.co.uk>
I was all set to fly down to Cranfield for the lecture and stay over to
return home the next day, but when I got to my Fishburn base there was a
supra-Europan 90deg wind. So I wimpishly refrained. Seeing the weather
today, I'm quite glad I did. But I would have liked to hear what Ivan said;
I note that he named his American Europa after the Liberty engine of the
20's which alone weighed more than a complete Europa! Did anyone get to the
talk, and is there any chance of a transcript of it being made available on
this net? H
----- Original Message -----
From: "M.J. Gregory" <m.j.gregory@talk21.com>
Subject: Europa-List: Europa to Liberty
>
> Those of you capable of beating a path to Bedfordshire, England, may be
interested to know that Ivan Shaw will be giving a lecture to the Cranfield
Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society at 7 PM on Tuesday 20th April 2004.
> The title of his talk will be "From Europa to Liberty" and he will
describe how he went from designing the Europa kit plane to develop the
Liberty XL-2 certified aircraft, which received its FAA type certificate on
19 Feb this year.
>
> Further details are available on the Cranfield College of Aeronautics web
site:
> http://www.ccoa.aero/events/raeslecture.asp
> Location maps may be found on the Cranfield University web site:
> http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/visit/ <http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/>
> No tickets are required and visitors are welcome. Enquiries to + 44 (0)
1234 754743.
>
> Mike Gregory
> Classic Monowheel kit 94
> Europa Club Safety Officer
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