There have been a lot of posts concerning this subject and one point that made good sense to me, besides the one you mentioned, is that the weight of the fuel will be carried by the outboard wing directly and not through the wing attach fittings.
N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Red Oak - 2003 See our KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Click on the pic See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org -------Original Message------- From: eng...@earthlink.net; KR builders and pilots List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:21:16 PM To: KR builders and pilots Subject: Re: KR>New member, with questions..... I really don't know why anyone would put the fuel in the outboard section of the wings. The only reason I can see is if you are still using the retracts. My humble opinion is the in the inboard section is the way to go with fixed gear. On the other hand, I think there was something on Mark's website about having the fuel in the outboard sections to keep it further away from you in a fire. I will admit that there is some logic to that. If you have only wing tanks and need a lot of fuel in them that is also a reason. I have a 14 gallon header tank and I put about five gallons in each stub wing when I took of the retracts. I have a transfer pump to pump from the wing tanks into the header tank and a selector switch to select which tank I am transfering from. I only have a fuel gauge in the header tank. I really don't need to know in flight how much fuel I have in the wing tanks because I will not be stupid enough to run the header tank down past half empty (What the hell, call it half full. I am feeling optomistic today.) before I start to transfer fuel and figure out that there isn't any. Dan Heath wrote: >Go for it in the outboard wings if you like. It is really not un-common. >Several people have put 0200 on their KR after they were completed. I doubt >that they had to change the size of the firewall. > > > >Marty Roberts probably has the most experience with the 0200 and you should >try to talk to him. You may find him at Oshkosh this year and most likely >will find him at the Gathering in Red Oak. > > > >N64KR > > > >Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC > > > >da...@kr-builder.org > > > >See you in Red Oak - 2003 > > > >See our KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Click on the pic > >See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org > > > >-------Original Message------- > > > >From: KR builders and pilots > >Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:37:33 PM > >To: KR builders and pilots > >Subject: Re: KR>New member, with questions..... > > > >Length. Keep in mind your CG. The heavier the engine the more weight you > >need aft to counter-act. Making the fuselage longer aft of the wing would be > >a soulution to just that. > > > > Make it wide enough to fit that huge O-200. Im not sure on any > >demensions but I know an O-200 is far bigger than their VW drawgings call > >for, and byfar heavier. > > > > To take up the slack in weight. Use thicker wood for your firewall and > >and doublers in your first 2 bays top and bottom. What I did was this, I > >think plans calls for a 5/8" thick firewall but I went 3/4, mostly because > >thats how thick my materal was. Also I put the doublers in the first 2 bays > >as plans call for, but put them on the bottom also. One end pulls and one > >pushes. > > > > Wing tanks: Plans for the KR2 call for the wing tanks to be in the > >outbord wings but I am yet to see any that go for that. Mostly everyone puts > >them in the wing walk area. Most are using aluminum tanks now which is the > >way to go consitering it is tested before you put it in and no chance of > >auto-gas eatting it up. > > > >Justin > >KR2S > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gordon Sorensen" <twotterdri...@hotmail.com> > >To: <kr...@mylist.net> > >Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:12 PM > >Subject: KR>New member, with questions..... > > > > > > >>Good Day All >> > > >>I recently purchased the plans for a KR-1. I am a little tall 6'2" >> > >(large > >>upper body) so I want to do a couple of modifications and need a little >> > >>advice. Sorry if these questions have been asked and answered before. I >> > >>went through a lot of the old posts, but didn't see everything. >> > > >>1. I want to lengthen the fuselage a little. Is it better to widen >> > >each > >>bay or add a bay? How wide can a bay be made (safely)? >> > > >>2. I want to use a 0-200 (my dad has one laying around). Using a >> > >larger > >>engine, what modifications should be made to the fuselage? Firewall? >> > > >>3. Is anyone using inset hinges and weight balance on the flying >> > >>surfaces? What methods are people using? >> > > >>4. Wing tanks, what kind of mounting are people using for tanks in the >> > >>wings? Wet wings? >> > > >>Looking forward to any replies, contact me at: twotterdri...@hotmail.com >> > > >>Thanks for the help >> > > >>Gord Sorensen >> > > >>_________________________________________________________________ >> > >>STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >> > >>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >> > > > >>_______________________________________________ >> > >>see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >> > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > >._______________________________________________ >see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html .
