Hi! Nigel /all ......for info.....
I can confirm that I just did a 3 hour submersion test, in tap water, of
a piece of foam cut by a wood saw of the type used in the control
surfaces and the "classic" wings and it did not become waterlogged and
when released it floated on the meniscus of the water as it did prior to
the test.
I would expect that, apart from the implications of osmosis, this would
prevail for sea water too.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of nigel
charles
Sent: 10 January 2007 18:50
Subject: RE: Europa-List: 2002 Europa XS Mono Wheel for Sale
>I guess the Classic would float until such time as the hollowed out
foam
cores had flooded.<
I still think there would be enough buoyancy in the solid foam parts to
keep the aircraft afloat after the voids have flooded. Remember the
inboard sections are solid foam anyway.
Nigel Charles
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