To all Motor Glider Owners,
Europa Aircraft has published Mod 78 and SBs 17 and 18 affecting the
motor glider wings and attachments. The modifications have been
accomplished a number of times at the Europa Center and we believe that
the modifications to the spar are possible for the amateur builder. The
Mod 78, Service Bulletins 17 and 18 and original BOM is attached so you
can see what is in the kit and the instructions.
Mod 78 and Service Bulletins 17 and 18 are now published on the
www.europa-aircraft.com website if you have difficulty down loading from
this message. The prices for the modification and options is listed
below, and as of my last look, the prices are not yet posted in the
Modifications section of the Europa website. Glue availability in the
small quantities that were required for this mod and the huge shipping
costs of hazardous materials from the UK has been the reason for this
delay until now. We have a Gurit supplier now established here in the
United States for Ampreg 21 which can supply in the smaller quantities
necessary. For your information the manufacturer of the required
Ampreg 21 normally supplies in large volumes as this is a common marine
industry resin used in high performance racing boats and large
fabrication facilities using autoclave technology and therefore it is
not stocked in smaller quantities. Listed below is the price for the
modification parts and glue supplies:
Kit Price:
Option 1 - Parts & Tooling : GBP =A3869.14 Or about $1480 US
Option 2 - Parts, Tooling & Resin Kit : GBP =A31163.74 or $1980 US.
Shipping and Hazardous not included from the UK. See below for US glue
option.
Option 3 - Additional 2 off Wing Forward Pins (W25M78) for XS wings :
GBP =A396.74 or about $165 US (These pins are required for those with
both sets of wings.)
Note the resin kit is an extra 294 British Pounds or $500 US rather than
the $255 below and does not include the substantial shipping and
hazardous fees.
Expect at least 4-6 weeks for the shipping of your kit depending on
volume.
For US customers, listed below is the Ampreg 21 dealer quote which is
now a couple of weeks old but indicative of the size and savings. This
price does not include shipping or handling fees to Custom Flight
Creations which are normally very small in bulk orders of 6 or more.
Stock Name
Price Delivery Time
F121-034
AMPREG21 RESIN 10KG
ea.
$ 155.16
10 weeks
F121-036
AMPREG21 HARD STD 3.33KG
ea.
$ 100.199
10 weeks
Note the delivery times. If shipped by Custom Flight Creations from
Florida to US addresses, we can ship USPS ground and forgo the hazardous
fee rather than UPS which is an extra $65 minimum hazardous fee plus the
shipping. USPS ground shipping will probably be about $30 US.
Please indicate your order at the earliest at the addresses below or to
Europa via phone. We will then assemble the kits and begin shipping.
There are suggested proposals to the wing spar cup elimination to
improve rigging ease and these will follow through the tech talk section
of the website. Hopefully additional photo's will be included later for
techniques on the modification.
For those not able to accomplish this modification or have concerns on
their ability to successfully accomplish this modification, Custom
Flight Creations is ramping up equipment and space to accomplish the
modification and will be ready in about 14 days to begin.
Best Regards,
Alan K. =93Bud=94 Yerly
Europa Technical Representative
Email direct: budyerly@msn.com<mailto:budyerly@msn.com>
mail@www.customflightcreations.com<about:mail@www.customflightcreations.c
om>
or order direct from Europa Aircraft (2004)
+44 (0) 1751-431773
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