When you need to inspect and maintain, you got to open up everything to look see and get your both hands on. The front deck is a stock RR factory deck that I cut and installed bracing about 8 inches forward of the instrument panel. There are 26 inspection openings available on the wing on N6242. All the stuff I had to do since flight testing started would have been next to impossible without that access.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/expercraft/sidwood/9411046284f8b629f60db3.jpg Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA ------------------------------ Joe I too haves are Removal deck. I now have 610 hours one collapsed nose wheel from a out landing in tough field no damage at all You will really wish you did have it as well as removal rear deck when it comes time for annual. PHIL Matheson >> From: bjoenunley via KRnet >> If I were to make my front deck removable, would that weaken my >> structure? The front deck seems to support the firewall. > > Joe and all, > It is my personal and professional KR Pilot experience that a removable > front deck does not weaken the structure. I can attest to this with 525 > flight hours with a removable front deck. Also, my "Deer Slayer" KR hit a > buck deer head on at 75 MPH while executing a landing back on May 20, > 2008. There was no damage to the firewall, joints or braces. Not even a > crack. Even to this day there have been no cracks to appear. Just made > another 1.5 hour flight today. Take a look at the two following links: > Raise that hood... http://flykr2s.com/hood.html > In memory of Buck.... http://flykr2s.com/deer.html > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Stevens Point, WI > > E-mail: flykr2s at charter.net > Web: www.flykr2s.com
