Afternoon All
I recommend the following link for the official report into the in flight
break up.
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Europa,%20G-HOFC%2005-08.pdf
Regards
Pete
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce
Sent: 18 August 2013 18:23
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Wing lift and drag pins
Sorry, don't see to have a name for you! I would very
much advise putting the pin in the middle of the plates.
When William Mills plane broke up in. Mid air on a Max
weight VNe dive there were two things that failed and it
was never decided which was the primary factor, (although
I prefer the notion of the tail plane fixation having
failed). However one was that a front lift pin had been
drilled into the front edges of the 3 plates in the wing
root, reaching the edge of one and overlapping another,
which meant that it was taking considerable strains on a
metal to fibreglass joint which is not in the owner's long
term interests! That is not exactly a reason for being
central but a very good reason for not being anywhere near
the edge as I dare say that you cannot know precisely
where the deeper plates are situated.
Regards, David Joyce, G- XSDJ
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> One other question please. The instruction page above
>says to drill the flap pin in the middle of the plates
>but the combined manual gives an off centre position. Why
>is there a difference of position and which is best to
>use?
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