Fraser McGregor, Please contact me of net via email k...@bigpond.com I've just bought a KR2 in Brisbane
Barry Kruyssen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fraser McGregor" <fa.mcgre...@qut.edu.au> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 8:20 AM Subject: Re: KR>Building a KR2 > Thanks Colin for that advice - yes I have been looking at the web sites - > all very interesting. As I live in Australia - also known as God's Great > Garden - I might just have to pass on the gathering, but thanks for the > offer - the old C172 won't go that far. > > I just wish all you guys would give your measurements in real terms, ie > millimeters, kg, Newtons, etc, instead of these ancient english imperial > things. Pity you didn' t throw the imperial system overboard with the tea > in Boston, all those years ago! Makes my head ache, having to do the > conversions. (Please note - last para is my attempt at humour :-)) > > At 09:39 AM 7/09/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >Fraser, > >You said: > >Hi - I am new to this net, so bear with me please! I am looking for a > >suitable plane to build, and the KR2 of KR2S seems to fit the bill for me > >so far. Do the current plans available have these later refinements and > >improvements that you mentioned,? If not, is there a source of these, or > >is it simply that these refinements etc are what individuals have done to > >their planes while building them? > >To answer your question, please do not think that I am the authority here, > >as there are some long time builders that have way more knowledge of this > >aircraft than I. I guess I just tend to be alittle more vocal! HaHa. > >The KR2 is a wonderful airplane, but a new builder should not consider the > >older KR2 without including the "S" supplement. If you will "cruise" over > >to the KRnet construction site and search through the archives, you will > >find a HUGE amount of information on modifications and improvements that > >builders have made to this little plane. Also, lots of builders' sites > >have great ideas and improvements that they have made to overcome > >different building challenges that they have experienced. The KR2S plans > >are reported to be the clearest and easiest to use, as well as the > >supplement including the refinements of re-enforced firewall for larger > >powerplants, and longer fuselage. Mark Langford's site talks about > >several good refinements and hiper links you to other sources of > >additional studies and mods. The original KR2 had a neat idea for > >retracts, but over the years, virtually every builder with them has done > >away with them in favor of a less drag inducing well faired fixed gear, or > >some other version of retract (Loehle Replicas has a good system that > >swing inboard, but requires alot of work to fit onto a KR2). Also you > >cannot forget to put the gear down on fixed gear! I had a student > >recently, over 300 hour pilot take me down an instrument approach in a > >twin engine aircraft and forget the landing gear, all the way down to 400 > >AGL when I took over and lowered the gear. If he had been solo that would > >have been an expensive mistake. > >What I recommend is for you to take several afternoons and read through > >the different builder websites and finished aircraft, and learn all you > >can from the ones out there building, or flying. They know what is > >working for them, and will save you literally hundreds of hours trying to > >solve problems. Then when you have questions, and you can't find the > >answer in the archives, ask it here. Go to the Gathering this year and > >look at the KR2, and KR2S up close and compare. I am told the materials > >cost is virtually the same, and you will be much happier with the plane > >when it is complete. Any other builders' thoughts please don't hesitate > >to chime in here.... :) > > > > > >Colin Rainey KR2(td) > >crain...@cfl.rr.com > >Sanford, Florida > >FLY SAFE!!!!_______________________________________________ > >see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
