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I hope it is what you think it is! My original 2" fill hose was not leaking but where the fuel pooled in the elbow it had degraded and was near failure, now have the aluminum elbow from a though ...

If one day you find your Europa with fuel leaking out as I did don't assume it's the fuel tank like I did.
I just completed a air pressure test at 2psi like the service bulletin suggests. At first ...

You sure that was 20 minutes not 20 hours? Wayne has that serious French sculptor look down really well, everyone needs a helper like him, great image!

Area51 you are very fortunate to have a Europa built by a man of above average intelligence and abilities, I sounds like Mr Baker also left you with some very comfortable seat cushions.
My Europa s ...

We are talking about custom built aircraft, each one equipped with different seats so my Europa comfort is unlikely similar to yours.
Jim sounds like your seats are very good, I am looking at Oregon ...

Chris, in my opinion as delivered the shape of the cockpit module will result in a sore back in short order, the angle is not bad on the upper section but half way down it gets more vertical and this ...

Thanks for sharing some details of your trip. I'm close to retirement and am interested in taking a cross Canada flight in my 914 powered Mono after I work the bugs out of both my own flying and the ...

It seemed to me that the suspension block slowly compresses over time under load but when I removed it for a few years then put it back in, it expanded back ( from less than 2 1/2" ) to 3". ...

Pete see the July 1996 Factory Flyer newsletter Ivan says when shimming the suspension block a max of 1 inch between the top of tire and bottom of fuselage, this with plane rigged but empty. Not sure ...

This is a old post from Andy Draper ( before XS ) regarding the two types of rubber blocks including the material type and pre-load.

The original shock absorber required a pre-compressio ...

I measured my XS Mono 914/Airmaster suspension block in the garage no wings on it and it is 2 11/16" between plates. This includes a 3/16" plywood shim. Yes it supposed to be 3.1" but ...

The Europa mono has been used as a tow plane ex Walter Binder built a Classic Europa monowheel with many mods, such as fuel tanks in the wings, a XS style tailwheel before Europa did it and flaps inde ...

Good afternoon Ron, I put a small ratchet strap over the mainwheel with a plywood shim each side of the tire keeping it centered and snug.
I also found a ramp extension was required to load the aircr ...

I found one photo of D-EPWB though I am sure one could find others. He had used it for towing gliders as he manufactures EP28/29 gliders.

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Walter Binder a early Europa builder from Germany had wing tanks as I understand it. He also was first to extend the tailwheel before the XS model came with the same. In the past I searched his Europa ...

Depending on the year of manufacture you may have no airbox support in the center to the engine mount. I have a 1998 914 and it's airbox was supported only by the carb's and turbo hose, later I bough ...

If your Christmas shopping is done and you have time to kill maybe this video with Mike Arnold discussing aerodynamic ideas his testing of them and what other aero dynamists think would find a audienc ...

Hello Chris, N11EU looks extraordinary! Don't see orange peel...very slick, it must cruise a little fast than before?
I wonder if it is still the lightest Europa XS in North America? BTW Chris nev ...

Was talking to my Canadian Rotax expert who has been to Austria for training a few times over the years.
The Johnson Lifter company did indeed supply Rotax with Lifter's for some years.
There was a ...

Very interesting, Ford lifters. I would be a little surprised if those were put there by Rotax in Austria! I will ask someone with Rotax experience and get back here. I know old american V8's mostly ...