(one day ours will look like this we hope!)
Welcome to the ACST's Europa Project
(one day ours will look like this we hope!)
Members of the Aero Club of Southern Tasmania back in 1997 purchased a Europa XS monowheel aircraft kit (Kit Number 351). The aircraft is owned by a company, ACST Sport Aviation Pty Ltd, which has the club as a 50% shareholder with the remaining shares owned by some 11+ members.
The Europa is a composite (fibreglass) construction kit, with two seats, removable wings and tailplane. It is a little unusual as it has a monowheel undercarriage that is retractable, this makes it very streamline giving it a fast cruise speed (up to 140 knots) and also gives it good short field performance. The Europa is the most successful British design since the Tiger Moth.
Check out : http://www.europa-aircraft.com/ for more info on the aircraft
We get together most Wednesday or Thursday nights to work on the Europa, regular builders are Darren Turner, Wayne Moore, Michael Strudwick, Norbert Langer and Peter Waite. Previous work was undertaken by Andrew Richardson, Peter Fenton and other club/project members.
View the Builders Log (Excel file)
Pictures of building our Europa
| Album 1 : 1-8 | The workshop, starting to set up control system |
| Album 2 : 9-16 | Fitting wings, fuel system, tailpost |
| Album 3 : 17-24 | Pip-Pins in tailplane, misc parts and workshop re-organised |
| Album 4 : 25-32 | Tailplane, fuel tap, tailpost |
| Album 5 : 33-40 | Fuel tank and fuel gauge |
| Album 6 : 41-48 | More work on fuel tank and misc parts |
| More work on fuel tank and fuel hoses | |
| Album 8 : 57-64 | Tailpost and getting Cockpit module ready for bonding into fuselage |
| Album 9 : 65-72 | Final preparation of Cockpit module and bonding in tailplane torque tube |
| Album 10 : 73-80 | BONDING IN THE COCKPIT MODULE!!!! |
| Album 11 : 81-88 | Finishing cockpit module, setting up tailplane controls |
| Album 12 : 89-96 | Engine mount, pitch stop assembly, rudder pedals |
| Album 13 : 97-104 | Wing closing, inspection holes, rudder pedals, mass balance |
| Album 14 : 105-112 | Rudder pedals, inspection holes, tailwheel |
| Album 15 : 113-120 | Rudder pedals, main undercarriage, fuel filler |
| Album 16 : 121-128 | BONDING ON THE FUSELAGE TOP |
| Album 17 : 129-136 | The fin, firewall, post curing, CLOSING THE WINGS |
| Album 18 : 137-144 | Fuel vents, Rudder, Doors |
| Album 19 : 145-152 | Bring the wings back and fitting them |
| Album 20 : 153-160 | Wing hardpoints, filling, drag tube |
| Album 21 : 161-168 | Flap mechanism |
Page last updated : 16th April 2004