At 11:11 PM 7/8/2005, you wrote: >I just recently purchased a Sonori spring gear complete with axles, wheels, >brakes and good tires. The dimensions are the same as the grove design for >the KR with the exception of the spacing between the leg bends which is only >27". Does anyone have any experience mounting this gear on a KR? >Sure want to >use it as it only cost me $100.00 U.S..Needing some ideas.
That is too narrow to be used on a KR2, but there is a way that it might be used after modification. The gear could be cut diagonally between the bends. The main support would be essentially the same and there would be a hole drilled at the end of the taper. This hole would be used to attach the narrow end of the gear leg to a second pair of mounting brackets. There is a picture of one like this in Tony Bingelis' "Sport Plane Construction Techniques" on page 247. Since a Sonori is approximately the same weight as a stock KR2, the gear should be adequate. Don Reid - donreid "at" peoplepc.com Bumpass, Va Visit my web sites at: AeroFoil, a 2-D Airfoil Design And Analysis Computer Program: http://aerofoilengineering.com KR2XL construction: http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/KR2XL.htm Aviation Surplus: http://aerofoilengineering.com/PartsListing/Airparts.htm EAA Chapter 231: http://eaa231.org Ultralights: http://usua250.org VA EAA State Fly-in: http://vaeaa.org
