Europa Aircraft XS Monowheel Motorglider, Owner'S Manual

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SECTION 4 Rigging and de-rigging
The Europa was designed from the outset to be easily rigged and de-rigged
for storage at home. A specially designed transporter is available to
facilitate ease of operation.
The main wheel ramp of the transporter hinges upwards to locate on the
aircraft main gear swinging arm and support the fuselage whilst the wings
and tailplane are removed and stored.
The starboard wing of the Europa can be removed leaving the port wing in
place to support the fuselage. This partial de-rigging is useful if hangar
space or door width is limited.
The main wings are held in place by two ½" dia pins that pass through both
wing spars and the fuselage seat back bulkhead. These pins take the wing
bending loads.
Two 12mm diameter pins, fitted to the wing root forward and aft ribs, locate
in receptacles on the fuselage sides to lift the fuselage and take torsional
loads.
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“ pip pins are inserted vertically through the rear 12mm pins and
receptacles to take the wing drag loads in the cruise and also the forward lift
loads at high angles of attack.
The aribrake pushrods in the wings are connected to forks in the end of the
airbrake cables in the fuselage.
Ailerons self connect by use of a bellcrank on the wing root rib which mates
with a similar bellcrank fitted to the fuselage.
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Owners Manual November 2006