Hello dear Europa forum members,
First let me say I hit the 40hrs mark in my monowheel and so far its flying
great.
I will add though that learning to land the monowheel (in asphalt) has been
a huge challenge. I can do perfect landings in gentle conditions but when not
so gentle I am still quite apprehensive. But I admit I wasn't an experienced
tailwheel pilot to start with and it just took a bit of time to get up to speed
on the proper techniques to fly a TW aircraft, set aside the monowheel nuances.
But I am getting there and haven't broken anything (yet).
Now to the old subject of vents. First a little rant: Why in the world didn't
Europa
tell us where to put, in detail, a simple NACA vent? Yes I know, because
us Europa builders are "The Few and The Brave" :) I intently read Bud Yerly's
comments on vents which, as always very educational, but I really don't want
to turn the installation of a vent into an experiment and poke 5 holes into my
fuselage before I find a proper location for it. End of rant.
Now, I know a lot of people liked the ultimate vent but not sure if the new
version
is currently available and not sure I want to spend the money for such nice
vent (maybe I should). In any case I think that a design for a simple NACA
vent, even if not ideal or ultimate, should be available for those of us with
no pockets left (or sewn shut by our significant other).
With that said, can I please get some feedback on those who have NACA vents that
work well? I really could use detailed location and design dimensions. I also
could use feedback on how you dealt with the thick(er) fuselage sandwich and
the scoop LE lip.
I want to follow Buds advice to not place it in the chord line but higher. A
nice
place would be right in the fuselage seam line but I think it would interfere
with the removal of the cockpit module. Since my interior is already painted
(yes, I know, big mistake) I would like to minimize how much I bugger up the
interior surface so just making the NACA cutout, carving the foam off the edge,
filling with flox and bonding a painted scoop inside with adhesive on its own
flanges would be a clean solution. The exterior is still unpainted so no harm
messing with that side of the fuselage wall.
Thanks for the help.
Chris
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