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 Topic: Undercarriage Bushes - Raplacement |
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 Forum: Europa-List Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2025 4:47 am Subject: Re: Undercarriage Bushes - Raplacement |
| So after doing some initial thinking and letting the vault of forgotten knowledge murmur mumbles to me about "sintered bronze bushes" I decided to explore why I have been looking at LG08 and ... | |
| Topic: Undercarriage Bushes - Raplacement |
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| Area-51 Replies: 4 Views: 5203 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:39 pm Subject: Re: Undercarriage Bushes - Raplacement |
| Thanks Jim 👍
Has anybody tried using Manganese Bronze as a replacement to the Oilite units? |
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| Topic: Mono Rubber block height |
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| Area-51 Replies: 10 Views: 1644 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:34 pm Subject: Re: Mono Rubber block height |
| This is a characteristic of polyurethane.. I use 100SH skateboard wheels on my forward hangar cradle; after a day or more the wheels get flat spots and expand true again in about 20 seconds after roll ... | |
| Topic: Mono Rubber block height |
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| Area-51 Replies: 10 Views: 1644 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 1:45 am Subject: Re: Mono Rubber block height |
| This has been a great discussion... After a routine inspection of 181's undercarriage up on the hard stand today, measuring up the block at the same time. In the last three years the block has sagged ... | |
| Topic: Undercarriage Bushes - Raplacement |
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| Area-51 Replies: 4 Views: 5203 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:34 pm Subject: Undercarriage Bushes - Raplacement |
| Can somebody confirm bush sizings for the following components please:
ID / OD / L LG08P/S LG05 LG07 Thanks.... |
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| Topic: Mono Rubber block height |
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| Area-51 Replies: 10 Views: 1644 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 12:07 am Subject: Re: Mono Rubber block height |
| After 800 landings 181 undercarriage measures 3.0" between LG-05 plates, under load, tail down, BEW 325kg. | |
| Topic: What did you do with you europa this week ending 14/03/25 |
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| Area-51 Replies: 3 Views: 1987 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 12:27 am Subject: Re: What did you do with you europa this week ending 14/03/2 |
| Another 2hrs in the air today proofing the engine swap. Smooth as a button... Temps rock solid at 80/80 the whole way on 43% power; a real joy to fly... signing AF out for unrestricted flight op's ... | |
| Topic: What did you do with you europa this week ending 14/03/25 |
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| Area-51 Replies: 3 Views: 1987 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 12:20 am Subject: Re: What did you do with you europa this week ending 14/03/2 |
| The 80hp uses a 2.27:1 reducer, the 100hp uses a 2.43:1 reducer. So the engine rpm is higher on the 100hp for the same prop rotation speed. The prop was not repitched. So the 100hp redlines well befor ... | |
| Topic: What did you do with you europa this week ending 14/03/25 |
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| Area-51 Replies: 3 Views: 1987 |
Forum: Europa-List Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:52 am Subject: What did you do with you europa this week ending 14/03/25 |
| Check flights today on the 100hp 912ULS Classic install... Nothing short of a total success...
First flights this morning and with my innate skepticism was expecting the entire unit to go "BAN ... |
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| Topic: What did you do with you europa this week - 02/03/25 |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:23 am Subject: What did you do with you europa this week - 02/03/25 |
| Sunday 05:30 start, pulled out the 80hp rotax unit and bolted in a 100hp rotax unit; all in a single day...
Primary ground checks yesterday; Secondary ground runs today... 5400rpm static burst c ... |
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| Topic: Entry Speeds |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:41 am Subject: Entry Speeds |
| Think i have asked before but cannot find thread...
Does anyone have data for entry speeds for standard manoeuvres in the europa? Wing overs, lazy eights etc... Thanks. |
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| Topic: What did you do with your europa this week 05/03/25 |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:47 am Subject: Re: What did you do with your europa this week 05/03/25 |
| Grab rails resolved. Now just some additional toggle switches for the 912iS install left to find a spot. | |
| Topic: What did you do with your europa this week 05/03/25 |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 3:57 am Subject: What did you do with your europa this week 05/03/25 |
| This week another 3D printer was added; it was a portable device powered by mercedes for a bit. Then it migrated onto a benchtop where it started printing panel templates. It was wonderful, saved a fe ... | |
| Topic: French Touring for First-Timers |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 3:30 am Subject: Re: French Touring for First-Timers |
| That looks like an awesome thing to do!
I will need autopilot and lots of fuel!! 😀 |
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| Topic: The Obsidian File - Mono Undercarriage |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 2:19 pm Subject: Re: The Obsidian File - Mono Undercarriage |
| Thanks Erich; thats some useful information as you have disconnected your flaps from the circuit; i am still using the original factory setup on 181 which is still working fine.... nice job on the oil ... | |
| Topic: The Obsidian Files - Undercarriage - The Scotland Directive |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:37 am Subject: Re: The Obsidian Files - Undercarriage - The Scotland Direc |
| I totally agree.
That is why a 1970's Silver Shadow will never be as exciting to drive as a 1902 American Underslung 😀 |
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| Topic: The Obsidian Files - Undercarriage - The Scotland Directive |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:38 am Subject: The Obsidian Files - Undercarriage - The Scotland Directive |
| A while back during conversation with another Europan it was explained to me that a Scottish europa had a a unique "effortless" undercarriage mechanism that used an alternate 180 degree thro ... | |
| Topic: The Obsidian File - Mono Undercarriage |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:12 am Subject: Re: The Obsidian File - Mono Undercarriage |
| An additional image explaining the "over centre" aspect of the factory undercarriage retraction geometry and why it is a challenge to get the last bit of retraction achieved.
The purple i ... |
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| Topic: The Obsidian Files - Mono Classic Undercarriage |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:04 pm Subject: The Obsidian Files - Mono Classic Undercarriage |
| In this chapter of the obsidian files we investigate the undercarriage of the Mono Classic and what the numbers returned.
The study came about through a primary request to review the possibility of ... |
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| Topic: What did you do with your europa this week - 24/01/25 |
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Forum: Europa-List Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:22 pm Subject: What did you do with your europa this week - 24/01/25 |
| This week 181 had a UMA manifold pressure gauge fitted and Hobbs meter got repositioned into undercarriage lever void... It was an adventure...
First a new piece of panel plate was drafted, and thi ... |
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