---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 11/23/09: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:49 AM - outrigger problem (Glenn Rainey) 2. 08:04 PM - new monowheel design (Fred Klein) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:50 AM PST US From: Glenn Rainey Subject: Europa-List: outrigger problem Hi Remi, folks - we are still trouble-shooting our starboard outrigger problem - latch failure, or unlatching. Your email was very helpful, and casts clear light on the issue. With the terrible weather here we can focus on this inside the rain-and-wind-rattled hangar! There are several findings (some missing plastic washers for example) and some remaining mysteries... one in particular... With our starboard outrigger the OR5 slot does not have adequate clearance with flap down - clearly a key problem. The situation on the left is build-manual normal. Indeed, it is practically impossible to unlatch the left OR4 by hand suggesting the mechanism including spring is working properly. In addressing all of this we have obtained from another kind gentleman outrigger assemblies left over after his gear conversion. The OR5's from this source are of different overall length, AND have the slot in a slightly different longitudinal station. This raises further questions for us. 1. has there been an iteration in the factory production OR5 geometry ? (we will contact Europa of course) 2. was any such iteration associated with _other_ geometrical changes in the flap / outrigger system design? 3. perhaps one of these parts is builder modified .. at the moment we do not know, but suspect not. Finally, the failed unit OR5 slot is worn at the sides (kind of 'ovalised') and presuambly some degree of wear here is unacceptable. Kind rgds, Glenn ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:04:05 PM PST US From: Fred Klein Subject: Europa-List: new monowheel design ...with outriggers no less...guess our quirky little monos will be getting a big sister... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/23/solar-impulse-first-solar_n_368381.html ...looks like the outrigger wheels are also off a grocery cart...:-)) do not archive ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.