---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 08/14/06: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:24 AM - Re: XS Monowheel door sill angle on ground (David Joyce) 2. 10:51 AM - Re: XS Monowheel door sill angle on ground () 3. 01:48 PM - Problem with XS oil cooler - N262WF (John & Paddy Wigney) 4. 02:27 PM - Tire tubes (astills) 5. 04:50 PM - Re: Tire tubes (Rman) 6. 06:31 PM - Bungee or springs? (Michael Grass) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:24:14 AM PST US From: "David Joyce" Subject: Re: Europa-List: XS Monowheel door sill angle on ground --> Europa-List message posted by: "David Joyce" Ron, Happened to have measured mine on Saturday. It is 6.7 degrees. It is not an absolutely fixed figure however, since it depends on weight of plane, size of tire and how hard you pump it up. Regards, David Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 10:08 PM Subject: Europa-List: XS Monowheel door sill angle on ground > --> Europa-List message posted by: > > Would appreciate if someone could tell me the angle of the left door sill > on a XS Monowheel when it is sitting on ground. > > "Thinking inside the box" at the moment, installing a box where 2 Andair > 375 Gasculators will live and allow draining and servicing from outside, > aft of the trail edge of flaps. I want to make top of box level with > ground, when the plane is sitting on its wheels, so I can drain the last > drop of water out the bowls of Andairs. Our plane is still in cradle. > > Thx. > Ron Parigoris > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Doctors.net.uk education: totally independent, totally free. > http://www.doctors.net.uk/education > _______________________________________________________________________ > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:51:59 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: XS Monowheel door sill angle on ground From: --> Europa-List message posted by: Hello David "Happened to have measured mine on Saturday. It is 6.7 degrees." Thx. for checking. Ron Parigoris Do not archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:48:07 PM PST US From: John & Paddy Wigney Subject: Europa-List: Problem with XS oil cooler - N262WF Dear Europaphiles, I have posted a photo on the 'Europa Owners' website which can be found at http://www.europaowners.org/ . If you click 'Gallery' and then click on the Builders photo album link, you will find my photo at the bottom of the page. Title of the photo is "N262WF oil cooler - broken mounting lug" and it is taken looking from the front with the radiator removed. Details are as follows :- * My installation is with standard factory firewall-forward XS components. * The oil cooler is mounted below and behind the coolant radiator. It is mounted to the cooling duct with AN4-25A bolts and tubular spacer sleeves. * At a routine inspection I found that one mounting lug was completely fractured and that the other was cracked but not broken. The crack is just visible in the photo. * Time on the plane is 506 hours. Discussion :- <>I am posting this note to suggest that other XS owners pay particular attention to this area. The mounting lugs are not easy to see with the radiator in place and if the cooler lug(s) break, there is the risk of the hoses chafing and a subsequent oil leak which could really spoil your day. I am having my cooler repaired and I intend to install some additional brackets between the sides of the cooling duct and the lugs to provide additional stiffness and reduce possible vibration. Please contact if you have any questions. Cheers, John N262WF, mono XS, 912S, 506 hours Mooresville, North Carolina (P.S. Thanks to Jos Okhuijsen for his help with the photo.) ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:27:57 PM PST US From: "astills" Subject: Europa-List: Tire tubes --> Europa-List message posted by: "astills" I remember seeing once that someone had a size problem on some of the tubes. I have a leak in one of my Tri-gear tubes and plan to replace it from Aircraft Spruce (5.00 X 5) instead of getting from across the pond. Will probably use McCarery Tubes. Al Stills N625AZ Getting closer every day ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:08 PM PST US From: Rman Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tire tubes --> Europa-List message posted by: Rman Al, The McCreary tubes tend to leak down, fairly often. Mine did, anyway. I opted for the Michelin Air Stops when I replaced my worn out McCrearys at only 150 hours. Replaced the tires with 6 ply Michelins and all is well. The Air Stops are a bit high, but I've only added air, to them, after 50 hours (probably 4 months). Worth it to just not have to pull the wheel pants... :) Jeff - Baby Blue 200+ hours astills wrote: >--> Europa-List message posted by: "astills" > >I remember seeing once that someone had a size problem on some of the tubes. >I have a leak in >one of my Tri-gear tubes and plan to replace it from Aircraft Spruce (5.00 X >5) instead of >getting from across the pond. Will probably use McCarery Tubes. >Al Stills >N625AZ >Getting closer every day > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:31:40 PM PST US From: "Michael Grass" Subject: Europa-List: Bungee or springs? All Mono driver can relax now. I have a question to all Tri Gear Europa pilots. I opted first not to go the spring route for the reason of lighter weight and a more distributed load around the load caring tubes versus a centralized stress point caused by the small diameter of the spring wire where it touches the load caring tubes Now I am not so sure anymore. The manual for the Bungee installation states to stretch the Bungee to about 175% of its original length or about 1 inch between the marks. My bungee has the marks exactly a 1/2 inch apart. I stretched all Bungee runs to exactly 1 inch or with other words to 200% of its original length. Then I did my load test. The manual states that about 150kg is needed to get the leg of its bump stop. My installation will give away at about 170kg load sitting on the shelves (1 human and 1 builder) but no engine or instrument module and glass installed. No I start to have doubts if that is even enough. Thinking that I will install a 914 with a CS prop I wonder if this is enough pretension or should I upgrade to the springs. I seek now the advise from bungee flyers and the experienced bungee converted to spring flyer. Thanks Michael Grass A266 TriGear Detroit Michigan