We've obviously got to get you out of those old Ladas, Nigel :-)
Jeremy Davey
Europa Monowheel 537M G-EZZA
Europa Club Vice-Chairman, Webmaster, PFA NC Representative
PFA EC Member
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, then it is
possible you haven't grasped the severity of the situation.
Tail done
Standard XS wings with mods underway
CM installed in fuse (with airbrakes fittings)
1380 build hours to date
Intended fit:
Rotax 914 turbo, Airmaster CS fully-feathering prop
Lots of lights, buttons, switches, gizmos, and alarms
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Two points
My experience is the exact opposite to yours. With cars I have had 2 lazy
thermostats and one throttle cable break. A cable in this application is
not going to get used as much or as much load as a throttle cable neither
is it as critical. In practice I lay odds that I will get mod approval
easier
for a air flap control than getting permission for a thermostat. I remember
the subject coming up once before with reference to the cooling system and
I think the PFA was none too keen so I think that modifying the oil system
would take a bit of convincing.
Nigel
>-- Original Message --
>From: "Pete Lawless" <pete@lawless.info>
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Two points
>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:42:04 +0100
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>
>
>Morning Nigel
>
>When did you last have a termostat fail on a car? I spent 20 years
>driving upwards of 50,000 a year with my wife's car doing an additional
>10,000 and in all that time I have not replaced one thermostat. On the
>other hand I have had to change bowden cables on aeroplanes serveral
>times, even one of the throttle cables on the Europa has needed
>changing.
>
>Even if your thermostat does fail cutting out the radiator it still does
>not stop the oil flowing.
>
>Regards
>
>Pete
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
>[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of nigel
>charles
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Two points
>
>
>--> <nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
>
>>The wire to your flap could sieze or break and you would be in the same
>state.<
>
>Seizure is very unlikely and would probably be found preflight. If it
>broke the airflow would probably give a partial open position (spring
>loading would ensure this). In any event there would be enough cooling
>for cruise and descent. If a failure happened in T/O or climb a quick
>return to the airfield would be easy enough with partial cooling.
>
>Nigel
>
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