Sorry Jos but the things kink between the connection to the throttle
lever in the cockpit and the start of the cable outer. There is no
dispute about that I have seen it with my own eyes and spent a happy
half hour on the hanger floor changing the thing. Maybe the springs are
not strong enough to overcome the friction in the cable?
Regards
Pete
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of josok
Sent: 16 February 2006 19:03
Subject: Europa-List: RE: Throttle cable failure
Sorry, but i feel it's time to protest, even if i am an inexperienced
pilot and an amateur builder. There is a misunderstanding here, that
nobody seems to notice or cares to correct, and eventually that could
lead to accidents. The throttle cable on the Europa, and almost by
definition on any other plane I've seen is operated in PULL by a PULLING
spring(s) on the carburettor(s). If there is not enough friction on the
throttle HANDLE, the spring pulls to full throttle. For the simple
reason, that a broken cable will NOT bring down a plane.
The cables here have a negligible own friction. So in my humble opinion
this is unnecessary factory bashing.
However, while i was sanding and filling etc in Nev's workshop, i have
seen a few flying Europas with throttle cables with such impossibly
tight bends, that it is a surprise the cable would move at all. If those
would have a solid wire, it would not have been possible to have make
such bends in the first place. If somebody really would replace a
flexible multi stranded wire with a solid one in those awfully
applications we really will have accidents.
The moral of the story? Please release the friction on the handle, and
check that the throttle opens fully after close. If not, please replace
your cables AND reroute, as William did
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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