I'm sorry, but I have the Original Europa System here and it weighs 10.8
kg; including hose and fasteners maybe 100 g more...
Jan de Jong
On 10/1/2012 8:48 PM, Richard Churchill-Coleman wrote:
>
> For those who expressed an interest in the Beringer system weight
> saving, I asked the UK agent, Brad Goodfellow of Pioneer Aircraft UK
> (through whom I have bought a kit) if he could set out the
> manufacturer's calculations for the weight saving. I don't have the
> comparisons to hand that others have posted on the forum to do a
> comparison, but the figures that Brad gave me and asked me to post on
> the forum are as follows (in kg) and Brad was keen to emphasise that
> his experience of Beringer is that they are meticulous in calculating
> their weight saving statistics, with a large chunk of the savings here
> coming from a heavy inner tube which is now redundant:
>
> **
>
>
>
> *Beringer*
>
>
>
> *Original Europa System*
>
> *Rim*
>
>
>
>
>
> 7.85
>
>
>
>
>
> 10.58
>
> *Disc*
>
>
>
>
>
> *Tyre*
>
>
>
> 7.00-6" AirTrac 6 Ply
>
>
>
> 7.00-6" Condor 6 Ply
>
> *Tube*
>
>
>
> NO TUBE
>
>
>
> TUBE
>
> *Caliper*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 0.78
>
> *Fixing Plate*
>
>
>
>
>
> *Axle*
>
>
>
>
>
> 0.85
>
>
>
>
>
> 1.36
>
> *Washers*
>
>
>
>
>
> **
>
>
>
> *Total*
>
>
>
> *8.7*
>
>
>
> *Total*
>
>
>
> *12.72*
>
> Brad's details are below and he is happy to be contacted if anyone has
> follow on queries:
>
> Brad Goodfellow
>
> Managing Director Pioneer Aircraft Ltd
>
> Tel: +44 1873 851116
>
> Mob: +44 7851 287662
>
> Email: brad@pioneer.aero
>
> Website: www.pioneer.aero <http://www.pioneer.aero>
>
> Richard C-C
>
> *
>
>
> *
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