Europa Europa
The Europa is a British low-wing, two-seat composite kit aircraft designed by Ivan Shaw and first flown on 12 September 1992, conceived as a fast, affordable tourer that could be built and stored at home and towed to the airfield on its own trailer. Its monocoque fuselage of moulded foam-and-cloth composite shells can be rigged for flight in under five minutes, and most versions use a retractable monowheel undercarriage housed in that slender fuselage. Popular Flying Association certification followed in May 1993, and by 2005 more than 1,000 kits had been sold across over 30 countries, making it one of the best-selling homebuilt designs of its era.
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A two-seat composite kit plane you build at home and tow to the field on its own trailer; over a thousand were sold worldwide.
Specifications
| Length | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Height | 2.1 m (7 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.6 t |
| Range | 730 NM (1,352 km) |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft (4,572 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,300 ft/min (6.6 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 180 m (591 ft) |
| Landing distance | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 68 l |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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