Tony, The XS is a superior plane but not by a lot and the
Classic still outperforms most other small aircraft. There
are a number of modifications that are applicable to the
Classic which give it most of the advantages of the XS.
Principle amongst these are a strengthening bar between
the rear lift pins to allow the Max All Up Wt to be
increased to that of the XS (ie from memory to 1370lbs), A
new design of baggage bay to give much more room for
luggage and moving the rear wheel back from its original
Classic position under the rear fuselage to sit on a tail
spring extension a foot or so behind the back of the fus,
with this significantly improving ground handling. If all
these are incorporated then one could say more or le3ss
honestly that it had been uprated to XS spec. If not
already incorporated then it is a smart move to plan to do
so.
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
"tonyvaccarella" <tony@weimagine.com.au> wrote:
><tony@weimagine.com.au>
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> Hello again,
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> Well I think I have finally worked out what's happened.
>I only took possession of this aircraft 2 weeks ago and
>been busy reviewing what I have and what is missing.
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> The aircraft was sold to me as an XS and came from the
>USA s/n A011 but on closer inspection of the wings seemed
>to show that they are foam core. So I think I was sold a
>Europa Classic. It is for this reason that the
>mass-balance reassesses are missing at that they are not
>cut out. In reviewing the Builders Manual for the Classic
>Wing, the mass balance boxes are not provided and need to
>be build. Also the reassess is constructed AFTER the
>wing is closed.
>
> I feel releaved in one way but annoyed in another that I
>was sold a Classic when I was assured it was an XS.
>
> Has anyone heard of this happening before - should I be
>concerned with the Classic as compared to the XS?
>
> Thanks once again..
>
> Tony
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> Mascot NSW 2020
> Sydney Australia
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