---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/03/06: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:44 AM - Nose gear assembly twisted (Michael Grass) 2. 12:51 PM - Airmaster prop adjustment (=?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9mi_Guerner?=) 3. 12:51 PM - Re: Nose gear assembly twisted (SteveD) 4. 01:17 PM - Autocad outline (Paul McAllister) 5. 01:55 PM - Re: Nose gear assembly twisted (R.C.Harrison) 6. 02:01 PM - Re: Europa - Honda (SteveD) 7. 04:18 PM - Re: Nose gear (KARL HEINDL) 8. 04:56 PM - List Enclosure Support (Matt Dralle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:44:11 AM PST US From: "Michael Grass" Subject: Europa-List: Nose gear assembly twisted --> Europa-List message posted by: "Michael Grass" Hallo group, I am just about ready to mount my nose gear. Going to some web sites to = see what others have done I noticed that Dean Seitz's nose gear was = twisted about 2.9 deg to the left (in direction of the flight). I = checked mine and it is 1.0 deg twisted to the left. I wonder if some = twist to the left is intentional and if so , how much? If not, I wonder = what other have done in order to correct it since this is set in place = by Europa and bonded in with what looks like loctite and secured with an = AN bolt across. BTW. The steel shaft in the nose wheel fork is also bonded in and only = secured by the roll pin. I do not believe the roll pin is supposed to = carry any load. Bob, is there any chance that your nose wheel fork = assembly got to hot for any reason (e.g. powder coating) and voided the = bond? Below are to links from Dean Seitz's web site showing 2 pictures with = what I mean by the twisted nose gear assembly http://www.ambientdesigns.com/EuropaXS/SlideShow.cfm?Dir=3D5+-+May+2004%5= C05-10-04+Wing+Setup&FileSort=3DNAME+ASC&Image=3D2&ReturnDir=3D5+-+May+20= 04%5C05-10-04+Wing+Setup http://www.ambientdesigns.com/EuropaXS/SlideShow.cfm?Dir=3D5+-+May+2004%5= C05-10-04+Wing+Setup&FileSort=3DNAME+ASC&Image=3D3&ReturnDir=3D5+-+May+20= 04%5C05-10-04+Wing+Setup Michael Grass Europa XS A266 Trigear Detroit, Mi ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:51:25 PM PST US From: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9mi_Guerner?= Subject: Europa-List: Airmaster prop adjustment --> Europa-List message posted by: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9mi_Guerner?= Hello all, I recently installed an Airmaster prop. I have increased the coarse pitch limit twice. Coarse blade angle is now 24 degrees 15 minutes measured at the tip and needs to be increased again. I would like to know what coarse limit the others with Monowheel/912S are flying with. Remi Guerner F-PGKL, XS S/N395 monowheel, 912S, Airmaster, 391 hours ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:51:46 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: RE: Nose gear assembly twisted From: "SteveD" --> Europa-List message posted by: "SteveD" Wow, those urls got butchered in my email program. Found the photo's and directly linked the images to your post on the forum. If anyone else had trouble with the links go here: http://www.europaowners.org/viewtopic.php?p=11175#11175 Or Visit all of Deans site: http://www.ambientdesigns.com/EuropaXS/ Chat Later, Steved ---------------- Visit EuropaOwnersForum http://www.europaowners.org/ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:17:08 PM PST US From: "Paul McAllister" Subject: Europa-List: Autocad outline --> Europa-List message posted by: "Paul McAllister" Hi all, I want to do a bit of "hanger floor planning". Does anyone have the Europa's outline in .dwg format that they could send to me. Thanks, Paul ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:55:22 PM PST US From: "R.C.Harrison" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Nose gear assembly twisted --> Europa-List message posted by: "R.C.Harrison" Hi! Michael I can't afford such luxuries as powder coating! No such bonding on my nose wheel yoke just the Mickey Mouse Roll pin and the shaft only uses about 1" of penetration when there's available metal for about 2" PLUS. This alone would have supplied more rigidity. What makes you think the shaft is bonded into place. Whatever even if it were bonded there's not enough shear strength in a 1/4" roll pin against a 1/2" fine threaded castellated nut being tightened. .......and I'm not aware of any process that welds steel to aluminium ! IMHO don't mess with your life replace the roll pin with a high tensile bolt before next flight. Then watch for a mod! On the alignment since the nose wheel castors I can't imagine the alignment is worth bothering with unless you are a fanatic and notice every time you walk round the a/c! Regards Bob H G-PTAG Sick Europa MKI/ Sick Jabiru 3300! -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael Grass Sent: 03 June 2006 18:35 Subject: Europa-List: Nose gear assembly twisted --> Europa-List message posted by: "Michael Grass" Hallo group, I am just about ready to mount my nose gear. Going to some web sites to = see what others have done I noticed that Dean Seitz's nose gear was = twisted about 2.9 deg to the left (in direction of the flight). I = checked mine and it is 1.0 deg twisted to the left. I wonder if some = twist to the left is intentional and if so , how much? If not, I wonder = what other have done in order to correct it since this is set in place = by Europa and bonded in with what looks like loctite and secured with an = AN bolt across. BTW. The steel shaft in the nose wheel fork is also bonded in and only = secured by the roll pin. I do not believe the roll pin is supposed to = carry any load. Bob, is there any chance that your nose wheel fork = assembly got to hot for any reason (e.g. powder coating) and voided the = bond? ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:01:46 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: RE: Europa - Honda From: "SteveD" --> Europa-List message posted by: "SteveD" Here they be the Honda XS story and Member builds. The XS article is 2.6 mb Jpegs stored as PDF not the best method but it'll do. Chat Later, Steved ---------------- This Email contains Photos or Attachments located at the following link: http://www.europaowners.org/viewtopic.php?p=11179#11179 ---------------- ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 04:18:10 PM PST US From: "KARL HEINDL" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Nose gear --> Europa-List message posted by: "KARL HEINDL" I have been following this thread on the roll pin and am grateful for the advice. I am just in the middle of getting a new longer spindle made to raise the nosegear for better clearance for a long prop I will be fitting. Karl >From: "R.C.Harrison" >To: >Subject: RE: Europa-List: Nose gear assembly twisted >Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 21:47:42 +0100 > >--> Europa-List message posted by: "R.C.Harrison" > >Hi! Michael >I can't afford such luxuries as powder coating! >No such bonding on my nose wheel yoke just the Mickey Mouse Roll pin and >the shaft only uses about 1" of penetration when there's available metal >for about 2" PLUS. This alone would have supplied more rigidity. >What makes you think the shaft is bonded into place. Whatever even if it >were bonded there's not enough shear strength in a 1/4" roll pin against >a 1/2" fine threaded castellated nut being tightened. .......and I'm not >aware of any process that welds steel to aluminium ! >IMHO don't mess with your life replace the roll pin with a high tensile >bolt before next flight. Then watch for a mod! >On the alignment since the nose wheel castors I can't imagine the >alignment is worth bothering with unless you are a fanatic and notice >every time you walk round the a/c! > >Regards >Bob H G-PTAG Sick Europa MKI/ Sick Jabiru 3300! > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael >Grass >Sent: 03 June 2006 18:35 >To: europa-list@matronics.com >Subject: Europa-List: Nose gear assembly twisted > >--> Europa-List message posted by: "Michael Grass" > >Hallo group, > >I am just about ready to mount my nose gear. Going to some web sites to > >see what others have done I noticed that Dean Seitz's nose gear was >twisted about 2.9 deg to the left (in direction of the flight). I >checked mine and it is 1.0 deg twisted to the left. I wonder if some >twist to the left is intentional and if so , how much? If not, I wonder > >what other have done in order to correct it since this is set in place >by Europa and bonded in with what looks like loctite and secured with an > >AN bolt across. > >BTW. The steel shaft in the nose wheel fork is also bonded in and only >secured by the roll pin. I do not believe the roll pin is supposed to >carry any load. Bob, is there any chance that your nose wheel fork >assembly got to hot for any reason (e.g. powder coating) and voided the > >bond? > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 04:56:01 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Europa-List: List Enclosure Support --> Europa-List message posted by: Matt Dralle Dear Listers, Over the years, I have resisted the urge to enable enclosure support on the Matronics Lists for a number of reasons relating to performance, capacity, capability, and security. 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