Kingsley,
Yes, I'm interested in the alternative strut. Would you mind asking your
friend for the particulars?
Garry Stout
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kingsley Hurst" <hurstkr@growzone.com.au>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Did you lock the door today ?
> <hurstkr@growzone.com.au>
>
> Garry,
>
> You said:
>> My Europa was completed in 1999 and the struts are per the original
> instructions............mounted in the upper aft corner of the door.
>
> Thank you for letting me know. My thoughts were that with the original
> attachment (as I understand yours is), there is considerable mechanical
> advantage around the gas strut attach point such that when the door is
> forced upwards when the strut is fully extended, the rear hinge is
> placed under a lot of load.
>
> With the higher position of the attach point as it is with the alternate
> positioning of the strut, the load on the rear hinge would be markedly
> reduced under the same conditions.
>
> In relation to your comment about the door buckling from the constant
> pressure of the strut, I elected to adopt Ted Gladstone's lever idea
> which completely eliminates all forces on the door when the door is
> closed. This mod however, is not the easiest thing to do but I'm very
> happy I did it. Just recently, a friend of mine who now has his Europa
> ready to fly, showed me a gas strut he bought locally over here which in
> its collapsed state is shorter than the Europa strut and is also longer
> in its extended state. This allows it to be fitted in the alternate
> position with its lower end further outboard effecting a better
> mechanical advantage when the door is open. I.e.. it holds the door
> open better. This may be an easy and economical way to overcome both
> your problems . . . . . I repeat - maybe !
>
> If you are interested in this strut my friend found, let me know and
> I'll get the details for you.
>
> Regards
> Kingsley
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