Hi all, The flap cross tube appears to be about 2 inches too short, on my aircraft! I was hoping there would be some end pieces placed onto FL15 to lengthen it, but unfortunately, the GE12 bearing an
Please read the appropriate SB's and AD's on the Europa website. There has been a batch with too short flap cross tubes (with almost a fatal crash as a result) so it might well be that it applies to
Frans, Good point, I could probably find the length info there. I think my cross tube would just barely hang on, even on the ground. Something will have to change for sure. I don't believe my flap is
The SB pertaining to the flap drive tube does not discuss the length of the tube, only the clearance between it and the root of the flap. I still would like to know a few examples of others drive tub
Greg, I agree with Frans reply. FWIW, my cross tube is 44 3/4 inches across with the bearings in place and works just fine. Blue skies & tailwinds, Bob Borger Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Tri-Gear, In
Greg Just measured the tube from Kit 576 and it is 44-5/8th long. I am not aware that there has been any variation in the tube lengths that Frans referred to. There is some variation in the fuselage
Greg, I just measured the length of the flap drive tube on A194 and it is but 44 3/8"; nonetheless, having taken other measurements from the flaps (mounted on the wings, but the wings are de-mounted
Greg and Fred Have just measured my flap drive cross tube as 44 5/8"but I have not assembled the wings for at least a couple of years and so do not yet know how snugly it is held by the wings. JR (Bo
Thanks Ian, At least a variation in fuselage width won't affect how the flap cross tube mates up to the flaps, since all the dimensions appear to be referenced to the wings and wing pins. It does loo
This is an old issue, but I never got back to it to close it out. Once the slots in the fuse were cut and the tube in place, it was indeed too short by just over a half inch or so (from memory). The