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RE: Europa-List: static port problems

Subject: RE: Europa-List: static port problems
From: Andy Draper <andy@europaaircraft.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:55:17

Dear Jos.

I'm sorry if you have been ignored.  It's nothing personal.

I'm not aware of you outstanding order (wrong department), but I'll ask for it
to be followed up.  Your request for a static port is noted, I shall pass it on
to Ray.

Regards
Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Jos
Okhuijsen
Subject: Re: Europa-List: static port problems


Why is it, that i can't get anything else then an answering machine and no  
reply to emails, not even to you Andy? I would like to have that static  
port. And i would like to know what the status of my last order is.
Getting pretty annoyed here, sorry,

Jos Okhuijsen

Andy Draper <andy@europa-aircraft.com> kirjoitti Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:42:59  
+0100:

> <andy@europa-aircraft.com>
>
> Dear Steve,
>
> We originally had the static probes made from aluminium, but found that  
> it was difficult to avoid a burr around the small hole where the drill  
> breaks out.  You cannot have a chamfered edge as this will adversly  
> affect the static reading so conventional deburring would have to be  
> done extremely carefully.  This relates into higher cost.  Doing a  
> one-off wouldn't be a problem, of course.
> We found that drilling the plastic probes left clean holes with good  
> sharp edges.  We are still using the same pitot static head on our  
> demonstrator which has several hundred hours on it and has had its fair  
> share of manhandling.  We are aware that the pitot static is quite a  
> vulnerable part, so we are careful with the port wing.  Perhaps the  
> workshop environment is more likely to result in damage than in the  
> hangar, workshop or exhibition hall.
>
> Regards
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Steve Hagar
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: static port problems
>
>
> Paul:
>
> The easiest thing to do is to take your old one and measure it up to  
> make a
> drawing or sketch, and give to a machinest. It looks like a prime  
> candidate
> to be turned from a piece of 1/4" aluminum bar stock. Mine busted also  
> and
> that's what I'm planning on doing.
>
> Steve
> A143  Mesa, AZ
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Paul Boulet <possibletodo@YAHOO.COM>
>> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>> Date: 7/18/04 5:46:15 PM
>> Subject: Europa-List: static port problems
>>
>>
>> Hi All;
>> I searched archives for text on static port problems and didn't find  
>> much
> helpful stuff.  Mine too broke off and I'm getting erroneous readings of
> airspeed and altitude.  I tried ordering another couple of them from the
> Lakeland, Florida office but they told me they had no idea when they  
> might
> get them in.
>>
>> Does anyone have a good alternative or other ideas to get me back in the
> air?  This is very frustrating
>>
>> Paul Boulet, N914PB
>> Malibu, CA
>> Still need to fly the 40 hours off
>>
>>
>
>


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