Sent here by mistake. But I happen to be a pilot and wanting to build a KR2 myself.
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Jacobs" <jayq...@microlink.zm> To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:52 PM Subject: KR> ZS-UKU > Dankie Leon > > You provided a trip down memory lane for me as well. > > I met Sakkie (late 70's) when he was at the boat stage with UKU - at the > time he and his dad owned the DIY centre in Krugersdorp. Peter Eich was > the KR SA guy and Sakkie did most of the foam shaping work in Peter's > hangar at Bara G airport (Uncle Charlie's South of Johannesburg). > > I recall some interesting discussion at EAA meetings, Murray Cohoe was > the inspector for UKU and those wing tips provoked interesting debate. > They were initially decorative, but the plans were to develop them as > tip tanks (that did not impinge on the G limits). The epoxy / ester > fuel tank debate raged in SA 25 years ago - SASOL was already supplying > petrol laced (heavily) with methanol (alcohol) distilled from coal. It > screwed up seals and gaskets and the clever guys were warning about the > potential impact on GRP's > > The last time I saw Sakkie (early 80's) he let me fly UKU - he had just > completed a dirt strip on his 10 acre plot (homestead). This took some > doing as you say, it was right next to FALA. > > By then he was the KRSA guy and working hard on improving VW conversions > with great emphasis on dual ignition. > > UKU was initially white with the (then BMW) flash colours of red, green, > something. After a bad landing en route to Margate (that punched the > flex bar suspension through the top of the wing (original RR fold-back > retracts) - he changed the colours to the very attractive markings that > you describe - biscuit with trim in tan, caramel and brown. > > I recall the engine (initially ?) as being a 1700cc VW with a RayJay > tubo and Posa carb. For some reason it was called an "injection" carb. > Ftrom what I have since read on KR net - I can understand why he called > it an expensive fishing sinker > > ZS-UKU sounded cool, it looked cool, and it was cool. > > I gather from Jaco Swanepoel (FAWB) that peter Eich is back in the KR > business in Gauteng, offering pre-molded cowls and wing skins. > Acrylform (CT) will come up with a first class canopy for under R2k > ($275). > > At 42 you are at the perfect age to get started on your own KR2S vet > ses. > > Beste > Steve J > Zambia > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
