---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/27/12: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:58 AM - Re: Fuel Selector Extension (Raimo Toivio) 2. 08:11 AM - Re: Re: Working cabin heater (Raimo Toivio) 3. 08:34 AM - Re: Re: Working cabin heater (Fred Klein) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:22 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel Selector Extension From: Raimo Toivio Hi Bob Takeoff was like Europa Mono takeoff - quite easy but must be careful and concentrate to keep it straight. But landing was awful - at least for me. It was told to me that most of the MEs were destroyed during the war when landing. Speed over the numbers and when touching must be 250 km/h (135 knots). Mustang P51 (a real one!) was a pussycat to land when compare to ME109 (please notice that was a Hi-Pe Simulator as I told to Paul, not a real one [attachment]). What can I say - I am happy I am living and flying just now and not past as a fighter pilot during the war. Raimo 2012/10/26 Robert Borger > Raimo, > > To heck with pictures of fuel selectors. I want to see pictures and > movies of the BF-109G!! Is it as difficult a beast on takeoff and landin g > as rumored? Tell us more! > > Blue skies & tailwinds, > Bob Borger > Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop. > Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP > 3705 Lynchburg Dr. > Corinth, TX 76208-5331 > Cel: 817-992-1117 > rlborger@mac.com > > On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:08 PM, Raimo Toivio wrote: > > Alan, > > this mine. > > When building, my logic was: > > - "MAIN" (open) is blue (one neutral colour and blue skies) and pointing > forward (because normally you wanna fly forward!) > - "RES" (reserve) is green (the colour with an inbuild good hope) and > pointing upp (because in the case of fuel lack you probably wanna go upp > not down) > - "CLSD" (closed) is red (the colour which is alarming) and pointing > backwards (because in the case you wanna close your tap you do not wanna > fly anymore) > - position downward not possible to select for clarity > > Switchable in =BD second. > > Backplate is aluminium and carved /colour filled. > > Raimo from Finland > OH-XRT > > 337,40 in an Europa logbook > > today 1,5 hours in Messerschmitt BF 109 G with one succesfull landing. > > -- > Terveisin, > Raimo Toivio > > RWM-SYSTEMS > "=E4lyk=E4st=E4 informaatiotekniikkaa vuodesta 1980" > > 37500 Lemp=E4=E4l=E4 > FINLAND > > p. 03 - 3753 777 > f. 03 - 3753 100 > > www.rwm.fi > info@rwm.fi > > > -- Terveisin, Raimo Toivio RWM-SYSTEMS "=E4lyk=E4st=E4 informaatiotekniikkaa vuodesta 1980" 37500 Lemp=E4=E4l=E4 FINLAND p. 03 - 3753 777 f. 03 - 3753 100 www.rwm.fi info@rwm.fi ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:11:29 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Working cabin heater From: Raimo Toivio Fred and all, it is always so: if you have not something - you say "it is unnecessary /stupid /useless /dangerous /expensive /risky / etc to keep yourself happy". That is human behaviour. What more you miss something that more you claim "I do not need it". Those people who have not an automatic transmission in their car claim manual is better because lots of reasons. When they finally happen to get an automatic, they will never ever give it away. I am sure all those boys who are flying with their fixed gears which are hanging around there and there are dreaming every night once to be a pilot with a manhood and a fabulous retractable gear and those wonderful neverending flights towards sunset like big and fast eagles (which are usually flying legs retracted). See attached photo - it is for you Fred (somewhere over Poland and yes - I know many reasons why it is good to have those fixed gears in AN-2 ;) ) They say: first was an egg, then came a human being. I say: first was a plane, then came a Europa Monowheel (w a retractable uc) .. *** OK it maybe gives you some micro knots more if you can reduce a bit your cooling drag but I still prefer a water thermostat. Maybe it is better to have both ;) and gears upp of course! Thanks! Raimo FIN OH-XRT 2012/10/26 Fred Klein > > On Oct 26, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Gilles Thesee wrote: > > BTW for the sake of lightness and simplicity, the most important lever to > get rid of in a less than 200 mph airplane is the gear lever ;-) > Below those speed, nothing to be gained with a retracting gear as opposed > to a correctly streamlined fixed gear. > > > Gilles...in the spirit of :-)....let me guess...your bird is a fixed > tri-gear, yes? > > Fred > > do not archive > > * > =========== =========== =========== =========== > * > > -- Terveisin, Raimo Toivio RWM-SYSTEMS "=E4lyk=E4st=E4 informaatiotekniikkaa vuodesta 1980" 37500 Lemp=E4=E4l=E4 FINLAND p. 03 - 3753 777 f. 03 - 3753 100 www.rwm.fi info@rwm.fi ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:34:44 AM PST US From: Fred Klein Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Working cabin heater On Oct 27, 2012, at 8:10 AM, Raimo Toivio wrote: > I am sure all those boys who are flying with their fixed gears which > are hanging around there and there are dreaming every night once to > be a pilot with a manhood and a fabulous retractable gear and those > wonderful neverending flights towards sunset like big and fast > eagles (which are usually flying legs retracted). See attached photo > - it is for you Fred (somewhere over Poland and yes - I know many > reasons why it is good to have those fixed gears in AN-2 ;) ) Raimo...the romance of flight shows up in many forms...wonderful sunset photo from your AN-2...and you can open a window, throttle back, and listen to the wind in the wires. On the issue of the semi-retract monowheel, Kim Prout's low pass in the video (was it the Kitplanes one?) said it all for me w/ his Classic just scooting along in a shallow bank...ahh, to reach COMPLETION!!! 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