Date: Saturday, July 21 2007 03:36 pm From: Europa (Alfred Buess) To: europa-list@matronics.com Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com Subject: Europa-List: Hint for monowheel builders: Undercarriage overcenter locking Attachment: Part 1: noname (TEXT/PLAIN 8bit 2141 bytes) --> Europa-List message posted by: "Europa (Alfred Buess)" A hint for all monowheel builders: There have been reports on this list about problems with the undercarriage system not going overcenter as it should to provide a safe operation on ground. Take it serious and check your landing gear frame before you install the retraction lever, the retraction lever guide plate and the flap actuating horn! I didn't and had to learn the hard way (once more...) that too much confidence in the quality assurance system of the (former) Europa company bites you. After final assembly of the landing gear I found out that there was no overcenter locking at all, because the stops in the landing gear frame were so long, that there was a "before center stop condition". A lot of filing in an unpleasant position had to be done, followed by modifications of the retraction lever guide plate, the flap actuating horn and who knows what else will come. My recommendation: Check your undercarriage overcenter condition! If you dont know how, Ron Parigoris explained it previously on this list and others made usefull comments. You find it all in the list archive. Happy building to all of us not yet flying! Alfred ииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииии иии Alfred Buess Laenggasse 81, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland Europa XS #097, Monowheel, Foam shortwing, Rotax 912S, Airmaster 332 CS _-============================================================ _-= - The Europa-List Email Forum - _-= Use the Matronics List Features Navigator to browse _-= the many List utilities such as the Subscriptions page, _-= Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, _-= Photoshare, and much much more: _-= --> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List _-============================================================ _-= - NEW MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - _-= Same great content now also available via the Web Forums! _-= --> http://forums.matronics.com _-============================================================