Feb 27, 2021     Retract test       Category: Landing Gear

Performed a gear and flap retract test. Worked well but kind of scary with the engine hoist. Used a motorcycle jack underneath the fuselage as safety.

I need to find a better way to reduce stress a bit.

  Sep 11, 2020     Crutches       Category: Landing Gear

For the last three days I've been working on making “crutches” for the airplane so I could get it out of the cradle once and for all. It really would have helped if Europa had some sort of design and drawings for one. I had to iterate a few times to get it right but I think it will work.