 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
g-iani(at)ntlworld.com
Guest
|
 Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:55 am Post subject: Europa Hi/Lo |
 |
|
Its about time to tell everyone what we are doing and get your reaction/
comments.
The Europa high top has its good points but experience has shown that
raising the fire wall, despite the fact that your are sitting higher,
reduces the forward visibility. While this is quite acceptable, to the
ex spitfire pilots, Terry Clark has decided he would like to do
something about it.
I conjunction with Andy Draper we have developed a modification to
replace the top engine cowl (with the standard cowl) and lower the fire
wall to the original height. This has proved to be remarkably easy.
See the attached photo. You can clearly see the 65mm gap between the
top frame and the lower moulding. The original upper and lower flanges
are now together (rather than attaching to the "high top" spacer). The
air vent was through the upper joint and will be completed in the new
joint.
For anyone with a High top (or the six kits on order) I will be happy to
send a more detailed description of what has been done. Andy and Roger
both like the result and this could become the standard Hi/Lo top for
the future.
The complication is that the result requires a screen 65mm vertically
deeper than the original. For this first prototype this can be made
from the LPAero screen blank. A better solution is to make a new mould
and I would like reactions from Hightop owners/builders to see if it is
worth investing in this mould.
Ian Rickard #505 G-IANI XS Trigear
Europa Club Mods Rep (Trigear)
e-mail mods(at)europaclub.org.uk
or direct g-iani(at)ntlworld.com
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
135.73 KB |
| Viewed: |
166 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ami(at)mcfadyean.freeserv
Guest
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: Europa Hi/Lo |
|
|
Doesn't this mean that you merely see more of the top of the cowl, rather
than more countryside?
Duncan McF.
---
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
grahamsingleton(at)btinte
Guest
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: Europa Hi/Lo |
|
|
No,because you can sit higher above the cowl.
Graham
Duncan & Ami McFadyean wrote:
| Quote: |
<ami(at)mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Doesn't this mean that you merely see more of the top of the cowl,
rather than more countryside?
Duncan McF.
|
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
