I have hand brakes on my flying KR. Since it's a taildragger, the two brakes are separate to help with ground steering... which I strongly recommend for all taildragger KR2s! My brakes are motrocycle type handles; they are not mounted on the stick, Russian style, but just ahead of the main spar. You grab them with one hand, while your other hand is on the stick. Non typical, but easy to build and effective.
You can have a look at them on Mark Langford's site, under Serge Vidal's KR. Serge F. VIDAL KR2 ZS-WEC (between two engines) Johannesburg, South Africa E-mail: svi...@icon.co.za -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Timothy Bellville Sent: 10/06/2003 10:04 To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR>KR landing gear/brakes Hi everyone, I have a couple of new questions. Awhile back , when I wrote about putting toe brakes on my Kr2, a gentleman warned me to beef up the rudder control horn else I would bend it pressing to hard on the brakes. I have found this to be true. On my sonerai this was never a issue due to the metal construction of the whole tail, but on the Kr, I am hesitant to change the design. Does anyone know of a way to reinforce this area without doing major surgery or adding to much additional weight? And has anyone ever used a hand brake mounted to the stick to apply both brakes at the same time? I had this Idea when I was contemplating the control horn problem. Also I have retracts, if it matters. Thanks everyone, Tim KR2 N7038V _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
