John,
Congratulations on the first flight of our beautiful aircraft!
Bob Borger
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On Nov 29, 2010, at 16:10, John Heykoop wrote:
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> I am pleased to announce that Europa XS mono G-JHKP (kit 536) had its first
> flight
at Dunsfold today in the capable hands of Pete Jeffers. Thankfully the flight
did not show up any significant problems. The systems used on this short
flight all worked, and the stall was benign. "She is a good one" was Pete's
verdict.
>
> G-JHKP is powered by a Rotax 912S and has an Airmaster constant speed
> propeller.
Empty weight is 864lbs. Build hours add up to a staggering 3600 hours, spread
over nine years. The aircraft was painted by Murray Flint, who did a great
job (see the attached pictures).
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> I would like to thank my inspector, Ron Speer, for the support he has given me
over the past nine years. I would also like to thank Brian Davies for helping
me to get the plane up to a standard where it was ready for its final
inspection.
>
> John Heykoop
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