Europa Aircraft Rotax 914, Installation Manual

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1. Engine installation
Preparation
Before starting work on the engine installation read this manual and the Rotax 914 installation
manual. There are some delicate parts attached to the engine, notably the ignition triggers, which
require care in handling. Instead of installing the engine mounting to the aircraft, then trying to
position a heavy engine onto it, the engine mounting should be attached to the engine first. This may
have already been done at the Rotax factory.
The exhaust silencer has a slotted outlet stub and requires the tailpipe EX08 to be added to it. The
tailpipe is designed to be clamped in position. See figure 1. Although the tailpipe could be welded to
the silencer, for tri-gear operators this is not recommended as it is often better to remove the tailpipe
before fitting or removing the lower cowlings, as otherwise the presence of the nose gear can make
life difficult.
Engine mount fitting
There are two mounting frames associated with fitting the engine to the undercarriage frame: the
engine itself is already fitted to a ring mount which is a Rotax component, and that is fitted to the
Europa engine mount, which in turn is fitted to the undercarriage mount.
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Europa XS Rotax 914 Engine Manual Issue 6 September 2003
Fig 1. Exhaust tailpipe.