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I have a motor glider with the 914 engine. Just bought a good CO detector and was surprised that I have been flying for years with low level CO in the cockpit. I did the classic shop vac blowing in th ...

Lots of topics here. Mine is registered as an aircraft/motorglider. I don't intend to use the short wings, so I don't have the issue with the flap rod. I will be getting some glide performance numbers ...

Hello Europa Builders,
I've been so busy putting out fires, I can't recall if I posted about this. I did a successful test test flight of the mini U2 with Mod 78. Everything went very well with the m ...

The Phoenix has risen from the ashes. Test flight this morning went very well. No issues and no significant changes.

I was able to pull 3.1 Gs. That is quite a bit of pull. This was both in a wind ...

Again, I'm not sure how many are interested in this, but here is another update:

The last issue I had with the prep for flight was the pip pin engaging with the bellville washer. I installed the pi ...

It seems that there is a Santa Claus! My airplane is back together after about 3 months of mod 78 work. I have attached a picture. I have a three day trip tomorrow, so the first flight should be on Mo ...

I have the airplane with the spar bushings curing at this very moment. This should be the last big step before returning the airplane to airplane status. A few things:

Replacing the bolts on the CS ...

Not sure how many people are out there dealing with this in a finished aircraft, but here is the status of my 2 month project:

With the "adjusting" of the CS08 bracket, I now have the req ...

Looking at it closer today, I discovered I had the offset brackets installed upside down. The support for the tank wall was not high enough. In addition, the CS08 brackets were farther than 3 inches f ...

Well, I found the problem with interference with my right wing fit. I had forgotten (until I pulled the left wing out again) that I had a swelling fuel tank problem early on in the flying of the airpl ...

More information on the dreaded Mod 78. It looks like the interference is the bolt heads on the top of the CS08 brackets. By going with countersunk screws, the spar should clear. Stay tuned.

I have ...

Today, I have determined that the next wing to go into the fuselage will not work. I made a board the right thickness and did a trial run. It looked like it it wasn't going to fit and the board verifi ...

Update on Mod 78:

I found the problem with a camera on a snake - those things are really cheap now. $60. I went in through the air brake hole. It revealed that the forward socket pin was not fully ...

Well, mod 78 progresses. I keep hearing the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" over and over in my head. The spars are complete except for post cure and the setting of the bushings in ...

Seems I have misplaced my Belleville Washer for the pip pin after removing it from they spar. Does anyone know a good source in the US for the washer? I've googled the part number and it hits on a UK ...

Update: After countless hours and many days of work, the final wrap layers of carbon fibre cloth have been applied. They are cooking as I type. I've learned a few things and so far, it has been goi ...

Here is a better resolution picture. It is his PRIDE and joy! Love that spell correction automation! This picture is him about to fly last week.

Dave
A227

Charlie Bock, a famous test pilot who is one of the original Europa builders is selling his prove and joy classic. He is approaching 88 years old and still riding a motorcycle and flying his airplane. ...

OK - Just as I was starting to feel like this mod was going to go OK..... If I have to remove the controls and the tufnol block, then there is the issue of the fiberglass that is used to mount the wi ...

Graham,

The idea would be to have the same plies of fiberglass on the spar, but use the existing plies that are on the root rib, buried behind the wing root fairing and control hardware. I would ha ...