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 Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:55 am Post subject: Europa-List: Re: Fire proof barrier with Jabiru Engine |
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A question with regards to Mod 72 and the latest issue with cracks appearing in the LOWER joints on the engine mount. Would the same procedure done to the top joints be beneficial to the lower joints also?
Mike Duane
Europa XS Conventional Gear
Jabiru 3300 / Sensenich Ground Adj Prop
N377EA
Las Vegas, NV
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There is. Jabiru powered Europa in a hanger at Turweston, Andy Draper is also at Turweston.
I was there at the weekend but could not get access to the hangar.
Try Andy, I will also try to get some photos.
Alan Twigg
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| Quote: | On 13 Jan 2019, at 12:06, Nigel Graham <nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk> wrote:
--> Europa-List message posted by: "Nigel Graham" <nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk>
Ha! Sorry chaps .... too much builder support and too little attention to what's in the paste buffer ...
This is the text that Ishould have posted to Tony
Hi Tony,
Jabiru powered Europas are pretty rare (I don’t know of any) and I’m not sure if there are any builders who could advise you.
I think your only option is to trial fit the engine and make up your own templates …it’s all part of the fun of “homebuild”.
One thing that I did notice from your photo is that you are using a pre - January 2007 landing gear frame. These had thin-wall mounting tubes and were found to fatigue fracture in service. I’ve attach a picture of a typical failure. As a result of this, Europa issued a mod (Mod 72) that required you to ream out the top tubes and insert a reinforcing tube. I’ve attached that instruction FYI.
Since you haven’t yet installed your engine, now would be a good time to strengthen your frame.
HTH
Nigel
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Nigel Graham
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Fire proof barrier with Jabiru Engine |
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My personal opinion is “yes”. The reinforcing tubes supplied by the factory as part of the Mod 72 kit were about 100mm (4.0”) long as I remember. This was intended to span the area known to fail on the top two tubes.
The latest spate of failures is occurring further inboard on the lower tubes. For anyone with a pre 2007 frame, I would suggest reinforcing all four landing gear mounting tubes for their full length. After January 2007, the factory produced the LG01 frame with thicker walled top tubes, so in this case, only the lower tubes would need reinforcing.
I am currently overhauling a mono and am actually in the process of writing up this mod to gain approval from our own regulating authority.
I notice that you fly a conventional gear. Since the landing load paths are completely different, I would think that you are highly unlikely to suffer from fractured lower tubes, so this discussion is probably academic in your case.
Nigel
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