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0. 09:26 AM - A List Contribution - It's Your Personal Squelch Button... (Matt Dralle)
1. 11:58 AM - Surplus Europa Parts For Sale (Kelvin Weston)
2. 01:05 PM - Re: Re: Autopilot Servos (William Daniell)
3. 06:32 PM - Re: Surplus Europa Parts For Sale (Graeme Hart)
4. 07:31 PM - Re: Re: Autopilot Servos (Bud Yerly)
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| Subject: | A List Contribution - It's Your Personal Squelch Button... |
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| Subject: | Surplus Europa Parts For Sale |
Hi All
I have an unused & untouched set of Europa supplied XS engine cowls that are surplus
to requirements.
Also, having converted to Tri-Gear during the build, I have all the Monowheel bits:
Swinging Arm, Dampers, Rubber Block, Wheel, Airtrac 8.00x6, Brake Bits, Outrigger
Bits, Tailwheel Bits, etc, etc.
All new & unused as supplied by Europa and taking up valuable space in my workshop.
Contact me off list for further info.
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Kelv Weston
Kit 497
kelv@kdweston.biz
Read this topic online here:
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| Subject: | Re: Autopilot Servos |
Excellent thanks.
Will
On Nov 6, 2015 1:16 PM, "Alfred Buess" <ykibuess@bluewin.ch> wrote:
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> William,
> Attached is a picture of the Navaid Autopilot servo mounted on the
> passenger side footwell of my Europa. Pretty simple installation.
> Regards, Alfred
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448888#448888
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> http://forums.matronics.com//files/navaid_servo_151.jpg
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| Subject: | Re: Surplus Europa Parts For Sale |
Hi Kelvin
Where are you located?
I may be interested in the cowls.
Thanks
Graeme
On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Kelvin Weston <kelv@kdweston.biz> wrote:
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> Hi All
>
> I have an unused & untouched set of Europa supplied XS engine cowls that
> are surplus to requirements.
>
> Also, having converted to Tri-Gear during the build, I have all the
> Monowheel bits: Swinging Arm, Dampers, Rubber Block, Wheel, Airtrac 8.00x6,
> Brake Bits, Outrigger Bits, Tailwheel Bits, etc, etc.
>
> All new & unused as supplied by Europa and taking up valuable space in my
> workshop. Contact me off list for further info.
>
> --------
> Regards
>
> Kelv Weston
> Kit 497
> kelv@kdweston.biz
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=449111#449111
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| Subject: | Re: Autopilot Servos |
Will,
I=99m to blame for the install of servos under the passengers
feet. I did this in 1999 on 419PL when I started building it. I
don=99t do this any longer as taller passengers tended to dislike
this loss of foot room as it puts their knees higher than comfortable
while flying along. OK for those who fly with their feet on the rudder
pedals or are a standard sized 5=99 10=9D. Also, these are
heavy servos (Navaid, Blue Mountain, etc.) and weigh about 5 pounds. If
you put the battery in the front, watch the weight in the cockpit.
Strive for the 60-61 inch empty weight CG. You=99ll have to keep
the panel light. These are very long servos also, so in a crash, just
unscrew it and it makes an excellent club for survival.
This setup under the feet also is a bit tough with the Garmin, Dynon,
TruTrack and GRT servos. These light weight servos (about 2.5 pounds)
are very good also, plus they have a smaller footprint, but they are
taller. Reducing the foot well even more.
Here are two other ideas I have used for quite some time.
1st is a design I made to put the servo behind the baggage bay. See the
drawing. It is dumb simple. It is a 3 to 2 arm on a bearing and two
push rods so as to allow the servo to move about 45 degrees. Bob Berube
and I consulted on this and I have made it my standard for retrofits
where the only place to put the servo is behind the baggage bay. It can
be installed after the top is on in a finished airplane by access
through the D panel. It is not comfortable.
In all my aircraft, the roll servo goes under the pax seat. Make a
simple metal plate of .060 aluminum and four nut plates to the face of
the inboard seat hole. Attach the servo to it. Make an arm and
attachment bracket for the stick. Fab a fiberglass cover to prevent the
pax from impacting the arm.
2nd is a simple extension to the stab tube attachment point and hook up.
Pretty simple, easy to bolt up if your plane has access panels which
are positioned properly. I always have three access holes.
A 4 inch sight hole for the MAC trim servo, a 6 inch abeam the mass
balance arm as in the book. I then put on the port side a single 6 inch
to access below the pitch push rod to stab tube attachment. If you have
those small Europa mandated sized holes for drug addicted anorexic
maintainers, this may be painful to try unless installed during the
build and access holes are well planned.
Always plan your servos so they cannot go over center and jam the
controls. Many servos come with limit arms to prevent this, use them.
The limit arms typically allow 45 degrees of movement max. Why use 45
degrees or close to that is to allow the servo to have a larger movement
as the clutches and servo settings do not work well when the servo is
limited to a full throw of less than 30 degrees.
I have better drawings in my archives, but it will be a while to get
them as my servo was hit by lightning and fried so it needs to have its
hard drive recovered.
Just a thought as legroom in the Europa is at a premium.
Regards,
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations, Inc.
From: William Daniell
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Autopilot Servos
Excellent thanks.
Will
On Nov 6, 2015 1:16 PM, "Alfred Buess" <ykibuess@bluewin.ch> wrote:
<ykibuess@bluewin.ch>
William,
Attached is a picture of the Navaid Autopilot servo mounted on the
passenger side footwell of my Europa. Pretty simple installation.
Regards, Alfred
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=448888#448888
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http://forums.matronics.com//files/navaid_servo_151.jpg
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