Although it is usually not a good idea, because a drawing may not be to
scale, I =93verified=94 the diameter of the Landing Gear Frame as 39.4
mm by
doing just that from Fig. 6 of the Mod. This suggests that the spring
is
not quite right. Using the same scale, the opening at the hook (on Fig.
6)
is 38.1 mm, almost 4 mm greater than the actual spring I have, but still
less than the diameter of the LGF. I=92ll allow for errors I may have
made in
scaling from Fig. 6 but is now looks like the factory may not have
allowed
much clearance when the springs were designed.
Soooo, shall I cut or bend? Anyone?
Best regards,
Rob Housman
Irvine, California
Europa XS
Rotax 914
S/N A070
Airframe complete
Avionics soon
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Max Cointe
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 2:15 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Mod 71 - Nose gear leg bungee, replacement
with
springs
Hi there,
Bought the mod71 and installed it last July. Fitted perfectly to the
gear
frame, so either the springs are not the right ones or your frame is
wrong=85
Cheers,
Max Cointe
Auxerre, France
Kit #560 3-gear 912ULS / 385 hours
De : owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] De la part de Rob
Housman
Envoy=E9 : samedi 27 ao=FBt 2011 22:24
=C0 : europa-list@matronics.com
Objet : Europa-List: Mod 71 - Nose gear leg bungee, replacement with
springs
I=92ve encountered another one of those =93minor=94 problems I have come
to accept
as normal with the factory=92s step child, the Tri-Gear.
The diameter of the Landing Gear Frame is 1.55 inch (39.4 mm) and the
opening in the spring that must hook onto it is 1.35 inch (34.3 mm).
This
seems to allow for either of two solutions, neither one particularly
elegant. 1) use brute force to deform the hook in the spring, 2) cut
off
some of the end of the hook.
Comments and suggestions from those who have perhaps already dealt with
this, or anyone else for that matter, would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
Irvine, California
Europa XS
Rotax 914
S/N A070
Airframe complete
Avionics soon
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