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Fred Klein

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Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:59 am Post subject: What did you do with your Europa this week, 12/20 - 12/26

Here in the PNW, our rare white Christmas continues while I awakened to even rarer temps of -11 degrees Celsius. November one niner four X-ray Sierra, full of coolant good down to -36 degrees F, and with 3/4 tank of ethanol-free mogas, rests in her un-heated hangar.



Task for today is pattern-making for long-delayed leather covering of seat and seat back cushions; industrial seamstress is lined up for early January.



Happy New Year,



Fred



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 Sunday was a beautiful afternoon in southern Michigan.  Temps were above freezing and the sun was out.  A short flight along the Lake Michigan shoreline was the result.  The snow from three weeks ago is all gone - green Christmas.  Finn enjoyed the flight too!

 

 Jim & Heather

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:31 am Post subject: What did you do with your Europa this week, 12/20 - 12/26

sorry folks..... I missed an email somewhere.  What is that 79mm gap on the UC mechanism?

Cheers and thx,

Pete



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 Great posting theme idea Jim.

 

 I'm changing all my rubber components at the moment and just completed taking out and refitting the engine to change the engine frame rubbers, and the fuel hoses etc (Gates Barricade SAEJ30R14 - which is a bit hard to find and expensive, here in the UK).  

 

 Took the opportunity whilst i'm working in the tunnel to overhaul my Mono UC as well - disassembly, clean and inspect and checking e.g. linkage bushes before lubing them up and reassembling then resetting the 79mm gap.

 

 Fresh oil hoses and re-purging the oil system, then the coolant system refresh, next.

 

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:54 am Post subject: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week, 12/20 - 12/

Pete,



79mm is the spacing between the plates of the shock absorber (the rubber block).  It is a condition inspection checklist item.



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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:13 am Post subject: What did you do with your Europa this week, 12/20 - 12/26

Thx Jim,



79mm as to the bolts unloaded limit adjustment? or Compressed (at what load)?

Thx again!

PeteZ

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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week, 12/20 - 12/

Pete,

Refer to the manual.  On XS, you adjust the bolts for the spacing with no load and a new block.  You actually set it up before installing in the plane I think.  As the block compresses with time it will actually get to the point where the plates don’t touch the block when adjusted to 79 mm and no load.  With load the block will work as a shock, but the height of the nose of the plane will be less.  I suppose you could get to the point where there is prop strike danger.  Rule of thumb I’ve been told is the top of the tire should be about an inch below the fuselage.



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