Trevor,
I have a couple of observations from your information. You bought a kr
in California and apparently took it back to Minnesota. The plane is 85-90%
complete which usually means it has a lot of work left, but has an N
number. The belly is not fiberglassed under the plans, it would add a lot
of weight which you don't need. Some builds have a one piece main gear
which extends below the belly and use an air ramp in front of it which
could be fiberglassed . Tearing apart a brand new engine which has not been
used for a while would do it more harm than good. I would check everything
out change the oil and test run it for any problems. I would not upgrade
anything until you fly off the 40 hrs. New fuel tanks in the wings would be
a major alteration. The first thing you have to do is get it safely in the
air which means getting the build manual from the person who sold it and
making sure it was done right, a careful weight and balance and a lot of
high speed taxiing. If you have to travel you're better off using the
airlines, The KR is for fun. We had a gathering in California last year and
some of our most experienced fliers couldn't make it for various weather as
well as mechanical problems, so be safe. We want to keep all our military
guys safe as well as others. If you are stationed in California, we are
building and have some built KRs in San Diego you would be welcome to come
and talk about it.
Larry Bell
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Trevor Norman via KRnet <
krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote:
> Good afternoon (at least I believe its day time over there)
>
> I am new to the group, and I wanted to take a couple moments to introduce
> myself.
>
> I am Trevor Norman, from Minnesota, and I had recently purchased N42VK
> from a guy in California. I am currently with the military and deployed for
> another couple weeks. Basically, I'll have some R&R and leave to burn off
> at home when I return and I figure that working on my new purchase would be
> a wise use of my time.
>
> I'm a low-time student pilot, with time in Mooney 20J, Seminole, Arrow,
> and other various aircraft sleek and high performance aircraft.
>
> I plan on finishing everything up to my instrument rating by the end of
> June/early July, and I have to travel to the east coast, so I'm looking at
> some help in trying to get the airplane ready for it's trip.
>
> The current state of the aircraft is probably 85-90% complete, I have to
> clean up the engine, purchase about $1400 in lights, instruments and a
> vacuum system, and finish the fiberglass of the under belly and a wing tip,
> then it'd be off to Phase I testing.
>
> Some questions that I have.
> The engine is the RevMaster 2100 series engine, it has very low time on it
> (basically brand new), but I do not have the manual for it. I have reached
> out to RevMaster to purchase a copy, but they have not as of yet returned
> my email. So, is there anyone that has a RevMaster 2100 series engine
> manual that they have collecting dust that I could purchase?
>
> With regards to cleaning the engine, I was told that the engine has been
> sitting for a while, so I'm interested in finding out how available are the
> parts, if I find corrosion on the engine? It was held in California for
> many years, and the seller stated that the engine does not require an
> overhaul, but just needs to be "cleaned up" so I'm going off the assumption
> that I'll have to break the whole thing down and inspect it.
>
> While on the subject of engines, I've read somewhere that the RevMaster
> could potentially take automotive fuel instead of aviation gas, is this
> correct? I'm assuming if so, it'd be the 93 octane fuel, but want to hear
> from the experts.
>
> I'm looking at adding flaps/spoilers to the aircraft to help manage it on
> the approach and landing, what are some suggestions for that? I've seen
> belly boards, and flaps, but I'm wondering if spoilers would be of benefit?
>
> Next, I have a contact who is able to provide me some wing tanks, what are
> some of the best ways to install the tanks and run the lines?
>
> I was doing some research and some of the common problems associated with
> the aircraft is fuel related. What are your experiences with fuel system
> issues?
>
> As far as inspecting the aircraft, what am I looking for as far as
> imperfections in the carbon fiber/fiberglass? Are there easy means of
> inspecting it for quality?
>
> And lastly, what kind of advise can you give me? I bought the plane cheap,
> I know the resale value is not very good on the aircraft (which is why I'm
> taking over someone else's project).
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Trevor Norman
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