Hi guys - Well I guess Ill put in my two cents worth. Im not sure if the
whole"Jeff" thing was a prank or not but I thought it a little upsetting when I
saw that somebody wanted to market direct copies of WW stuff. Its nice enought
that he gives us drawings for his parts and manual and colleges and more but we
should let him profit where he can because believe me there isnt much profit in
a College ( those who have been there understand) other that learning and
building friendships. I build engine at times and help others in their builds
but I dont sell any parts that are copies of WW stuff. In fact I recommend
that if I help someone out that they purchase their stuff from WW and then I
will help them install and test their build. I do also build parts for WW at
times but these parts are under his control and quality management, as it
should be. If you have something new and snazy for the Corvair market that is
of your idea and design I welcome you. Understand that
we will check it out and want proven and tested items as much as possible.
My airplane is a direct result of WW help and advise. I do a lot of testing
for him, as I am now with the Crane electronic points. But I also take WW's
criticism and advise seriously. I suggest that you do as well. If he want to
sell you a part because he trusts it, believe me it isnt because he might make
some money on it but because he cares for your safety. I hope to see many
more corvair powered aircraft safely in the air and I know that WW is a major
part of that.
"Did you say TWIN?" Somebody has asked and the answer is yes. I am in the
process of building a KR twin. I guess I call it a KR because much of the
design perameters and construction methods are similar. The Fuselage is very
similar in shape to mine, but 18" longer with a 20% Vertical and Rudder. the
Fuse itself is made of 3/4" Nomex carbon Fiber board and so should be light and
very strong. It is 40" in width at the shoulders and slightly narrower at the
"firewall" (actually the forward baggage compartment and radio bay). The
Canopy is a dragonfly from Todds Canopies - should be here soon. The elevator
is a Lancair 320 premade part (good to 250 knots) I currently have the wheels
and brakes and a few other little goodies.
The wing will be the new airfoil 8" spar wing with a few minor
modifications. The outboard wings will remain basically stok with integral
fuel tanks. The center wing section is what will have some major changes. It
will be 10' long - 2' longer than stock and will have plywood skins top and
bottome with wood or composite ribs for torsional and weight carrying loads.
The engines (2700 cc stock corvair) will be on mounts that attach to the main
spars that have a tube reacing to the rear spar to carry loads. The gear will
be mounted off the engine mounts. There should be less stress on the center
spar in flight mode since the wings will carry the weight more evenly. The
mounts will carry the weight of the engines when on the ground. The spars
should not carry any more stress that a stock spar in a stock KR even though
this plane is set up to be 900 lb empty and 1500 gross. It will be very
simple in design and control. Just a larger KR2 with outboard
engines. I have the engine cores and some parts. Right now just needing to
make money to have time to work on it and buy some foam, wood and resin. Maybe
Gathering 08? We shall see.
Pray for good decision making along the way. - Donations are
welcomed...Remember, I have to build this thing for less that 8000.00!
Bill Clapp
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