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1. 06:54 AM - Europa copper Di pole antenna (ctsmallwood)
2. 08:16 AM - Re: Door Shoot Bolt Distance (DuaneFamly@aol.com)
3. 09:02 AM - Re: Europa copper Di pole antenna (Fred Fillinger)
4. 11:39 AM - Re: First engine start. (Steve Hagar)
5. 12:23 PM - Re: Europa copper Di pole antenna ()
6. 12:34 PM - to Tom Lowsley Re: eurpoa XS tri-gear project for sale (Milt Black)
7. 04:56 PM - Re: to Tom Lowsley Re: eurpoa XS tri-gear project for sale (SPurpura@AOL.COM)
8. 09:57 PM - Re: to Tom Lowsley Re: eurpoa XS tri-gear project for sale (Gert Dalgaard)
9. 11:51 PM - Wing Spar Socket Needed (N914RB)
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| Subject: | Europa copper Di pole antenna |
--> Europa-List message posted by: "ctsmallwood" <ctsmallwood@onetel.com>
Hi All
Has anyone used the europa supplied dipole?
After tuning my rdgs are @ 118 freq. 2.02:1, 124 freq. 1.209:1(lowest)
and 136 freq.2.09:1. I used a Bird VSWR meter.The Dummy load
was 3 to 3.2 Watts.
I think the figures are to high @ the extremes.Any thoughts would be welcome
and recommendations for alternative antennas.
Experimental aircraft in Ellwood City PA. supply a carbon dipole
Any one have any experience of this antenna and rdgs?
Regards
Colin Smallwood
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| Subject: | Re: Door Shoot Bolt Distance |
--> Europa-List message posted by: DuaneFamly@aol.com
Hey Gavin,
Thanks for the lengths. I guess as long as the bolts are at least flush with
their guides then the doors will open. This will also allow for max
penetration when in the locked position.
I just screwed up on of the long shoot bolt actuator arms and am going to
have to go buy another piece of 10mm alum rod to refabricate a replacement.
Mike Duane A207A
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
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| Subject: | Re: Europa copper Di pole antenna |
--> Europa-List message posted by: "Fred Fillinger" <n3eu@comcast.net>
> --> Europa-List message posted by: "ctsmallwood"
<ctsmallwood@onetel.com>
>
> Has anyone used the europa supplied dipole?
> After tuning my rdgs are @ 118 freq. 2.02:1, 124 freq.
>1.209:1(lowest) and 136 freq.2.09:1.
> I think the figures are to high @ the extremes.Any thoughts
> would be welcome
At 2:1, you have only 11% loss at the extremes, and 1.2:1 in the middle
is excellent. You're dealing with a broadband antenna, so VSWR readings
at the ends can only go so low.
Reg,
Fred F.
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| Subject: | Re: First engine start. |
--> Europa-List message posted by: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
Cliff:
Thanks for the heads up, I went snooping around the engine and connections
and found a coolant clamp in need of tightening!?
Steve
Steve Hagar
hagargs@earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: Cliff Shaw <flyinggpa@comcast.net>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 9/13/2005 10:34:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: First engine start.
>
> --> Europa-List message posted by: "Cliff Shaw" <flyinggpa@comcast.net>
>
> Steve
>
> Good luck, things will go well I am sure.
>
> Suggest you go ahead and pop off the carb bowls and dump out that old
fuel, it is an easy job to do.
>
> The only thing I had a problem with is a water hose cam off and steam
blanketed every thing. I should have checked the clamp a little closer.
>
>
> Cliff Shaw
> 1041 Euclid ave.
> Edmonds, WA 98020
> 425 776 5555
> http://www.europaowners.org/WileE
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Hagar
> To: europa-list ; Craig Ham ; rob phoenix composites
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:22 AM
> Subject: Europa-List: First engine start.
>
>
> --> Europa-List message posted by: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
>
> The old? (new!) engine has been sitting on the airplane for over a year
and a half now and I'm running out of things to do on the rest of the
airplane. So the decision has been made to tie the tailwheel to the car and
fire it up in the driveway this Saturday. The engine has been hand
proppped through about every 2 months to keep the oil pumped where it
needs to be. Oil pressure rises very fast with just hand propping. Noting
that oil only returns to the tank if the sparkplugs are in as blowby
pressurizes the sump. I need to know of any issues to watch out for. I am
aware of the need to undo the turbocharger sump return line to verify oil
being pumped through upon engine startup. However with the amount of oil I
have dripping out of the air filter I know there is plenty of oil there.
>
> Has any one experienced any gotcha's upon initial startup, are there
any other things to watch for. I haven't made the checklist yet but will
be looking for proper response from all sensors. Tach verification, fuel
flow sensors etc. Have a mercury manometer that I used to set up my old
BMW. That machine ran very differently between the balanced and slightly
balanced conditions. So that will probably be the first thing
accomplished after floes, temperatures, and pressures are verified. Both
the top and bottom cowlings will be off. Automatic operation of the
Airmaster prop will be verified. The TCU 100 % was set over a year ago
using a laptop, are there any other concerns to be aware of in this
respect? Two gallons of high test will be put in the tank, All fuel lines
and pumps etc have been checked long ago as the tank was filled and the
system was pressurized for an extended time with the pumps, and then
drained. I do have a concern that there is some old !
> gas
> in the float bowls. If the engine doesn't start right off or runs
roughly then they will come off. There is a distinct "old fuel" aroma
when the nose is put in the fuel filler port. Will have halon fire
extinguisher available, has anyone out there experienced any fires?
>
> Input appreciated,
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa AZ
>
> "There's a slight nip in the air, the temperature got below 95 when
riding the motorcycle to work yesterday afternoon!"
>
>
> Steve Hagar
> hagargs@earthlink.net
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Europa copper Di pole antenna |
--> Europa-List message posted by: <robw@iprolink.co.nz>
Hi Joe,
Thanks for your note. I will contact you today.
Rob
ctsmallwood <ctsmallwood@onetel.com> said:
> --> Europa-List message posted by: "ctsmallwood" <ctsmallwood@onetel.com>
>
> Hi All
> Has anyone used the europa supplied dipole?
> After tuning my rdgs are @ 118 freq. 2.02:1, 124 freq. 1.209:1(lowest)
> and 136 freq.2.09:1. I used a Bird VSWR meter.The Dummy load
> was 3 to 3.2 Watts.
> I think the figures are to high @ the extremes.Any thoughts would be welcome
> and recommendations for alternative antennas.
> Experimental aircraft in Ellwood City PA. supply a carbon dipole
> Any one have any experience of this antenna and rdgs?
> Regards
> Colin Smallwood
>
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>
>
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| Subject: | to Tom Lowsley re: eurpoa XS tri-gear project for sale |
--> Europa-List message posted by: "Milt Black" <black333@dslextreme.com>
Tom, Thanks for your inquiry. Yes, there are quite a few Jabiru 3300 europas
flying, especially here in the US. There are at least two that I know of
that are flying locally out of French Valley Airport (Temecula/Murrietta,CA)
The Jabiru seems to becoming the engine of choice here in the US. If it were
not a popular choice I doubt if Suncoast Sportplanes in Florida would be
going to the trouble of designing and marketing a complete firewall forward
kit strictly for the europa. Incidentally, It's a vast improvement over the
europa/rotax firewall forward kit. Essentially, the Jabiru is an aircraft
engine, six cylinder, air cooled, direct drive, no gear box, no liquid
cooling radiators. It's a simple, honest, low revving, engine. The Rotax is
not. The Jabiru is a bit lighter and puts out more power using about the
same amount of fuel as the Rotax, maybe less. If you really want more info
on the Jab, I suggest you get in touch with Andy Sylvester at Suncoast
Sportplanes, tel. 813 779 2324. He has alot of experience with both engines
and can also answer your questions re performance/weight and a better
estimate of how many Jab powered europas are flying or under construction. I
would have called you or e-mailed you direct, but there was no address or
phone number in your matronics message. Please call should you need more
info. Thanks, Milt Black
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| Subject: | Re: to Tom Lowsley re: eurpoa XS tri-gear project for sale |
--> Europa-List message posted by: SPurpura@aol.com
AS FAR AS A JABIRU BEING THE ENGINE OF CHOISE,THAT IS JUST YOR OPINION.
I AM QUITE HAPPY WITH MY ROTAX 914 AND WOULD NOT SWAP IT FOR EVEN 2 JABIRU'S.
AND THAT'S MY OPINION. SAM N77EU 350 HRS+
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| Subject: | Re: to Tom Lowsley re: eurpoa XS tri-gear project for sale |
--> Europa-List message posted by: Gert Dalgaard <lgds@post6.tele.dk>
Hear, hear...!!
Gert
OY-GDS
350 hours behind my 914 and still laughing......
Den 15/09/2005 kl. 1.54 skrev SPurpura@aol.com:
> --> Europa-List message posted by: SPurpura@aol.com
>
> AS FAR AS A JABIRU BEING THE ENGINE OF CHOISE,THAT IS JUST YOR
> OPINION.
> I AM QUITE HAPPY WITH MY ROTAX 914 AND WOULD NOT SWAP IT FOR EVEN 2
> JABIRU'S.
> AND THAT'S MY OPINION. SAM N77EU 350 HRS+
>
>
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| Subject: | Wing Spar Socket Needed |
--> Europa-List message posted by: "N914RB" <n914rb@earthlink.net>
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone out there has an extra spar socket lying around
they'd like to sell. Kind of a long shot I know but thought I'd check. FYI,
I'm looking for the metal 'cup' that gets bonded to the port spar that the
SB spar fits into. For some silly reason which will go unmentioned, I now
get to remove the one I, uh, damaged and reinstall a new one onto the port
spar. If I had a dime for every time... well, I'm sure you know how it goes.
So if you've got one around you want to sell, contact me at
danbish@norwalktucson.com. BTW, I have some extra wing pin sockets and
misc. tail plane parts if anybody needs them.
Thanks,
Dan
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