I'm sorry that no-one really rose to the bait of discussing a conventional
taildragger Europa.... however, I have been informed that a Swiss and French
builder have combined to do exactly that: details are scarce at the moment,
but I believe that it includes carbon legs and tailwheel spring, a smaller
tailwheel, a 10 gal aux tank where the mainwheel used to be, and about a 20
lb weight saving. Aerodynamic analysis suggests that drag should be about
the same. More details when they arrive...
My feeling is that it might make ground handling easier, but it will reduce
the rough field capability -something some people feel that they won't
really use, so fair enough.
All the best,
Miles
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