“Why would the UK aircraft have had different lugs from continental ones?”
Some background;
800 ish MCR01’s flying plus Mr Colomban's other designs which mostly use the same tec, some of which are aerobatic. Number of issues on fleet – 1.
So what was unusual about this aircraft? It was crashed and had the tail ripped off. As it was an early aircraft the original tail arrangement had been superseded so a MK 2 tail was fitted with non standard conversion brackets. The true MK2 aircraft were fitted with the tail bits from the 4 seater and also the nose gear which now has no AD. After the conversion bracket failed the UK aircraft were forced to fit different brackets. The worldwide fleet was inspected – no fault found and the original (mk2) brackets continued to be used and are still in production. The EASA approved MCR4s production aircraft is expected to have the original mk2 brackets.
Genghis the Engineer
“but go look in the manual of your aircraft and come back and tell us how often it requires a thorough inspection of the tailplane attachment lug.”
No mention in the manual for my aircraft – but it is inspected at permit – which has just been renewed.
I have lots more detail on above if people want to contact me off line.
Rod1