On Thursday 6 Feb 2020 at 1545 UTC, Popham (EGHP) Runway 08 saw the first take
off of Europa XS Mono G-PLPM, at the hands of her builder, Paul Mansfield.
It was a textbook first flight: 25 mins airborne, 47 kt clean stall, 39 kt with
flaps. A negligible roll to the right after about 20 seconds hands-off, and a
slight left wing drop on configured stall.
I have many many people to thank for their help, support and encouragement over
the last 20 years(!), so please forgive me if I have left your name off this
list; you know who you are:
Jackie for all the inspiration, motivation and saying no to the sillier ideas I
had along the way; Andy Draper for endless invaluable advice and tips; the late,
great, Nev Eyre for all the tricks; Pete Jeffers for final inspection and
David Joyce for his nagging to get finished and flying!
Sexy Susie the Fibreglass Floozy Flies!
Video from the second and third flights here: https://youtu.be/eIdkZkJAwSw
Cheers,
Paul M
G-PLPM
XS Mono Kit 383
Rotax 912ULS
Woodcomp 3000N 1625mm 3 bladed prop
Smart Avionics CSC-1 constant speed controller
Dynon Skyview
Funke ATR833 VHF com
Trig TT21 transponder
Garmin 695 GPS
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