Fred,
It wasn't stripped threads - the threaded portion sheared in two.
Tim,
I offered and you declined. OK, I'm 6' and 220lbs, but I still contend
you're being fussy! :-)
Cheers,
Jeremy
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)
1390 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 Fred Fillinger
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mod 70
"R.C.Harrison" <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> ...
> I understand that the part that broke ( Having been previously under
> extraneous circumstances!) was actually the adjuster screw thread,
I think I'm beginning to understand. There is considerable inertia in
the counterweight, and a few good whacks to the tail in occasional
hard landings would put the lower arm components in compression once
too often, stripping threads? The rebound may not help either. I
know this is amateur engineering, but perhaps the trigear doesn't
suffer as badly in ungraceful handling, because the force exerted on
the counterweight will be less abrupt. Hope so.
Reg,
Fred F.
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