Charles, I wouldn't mind seeing your retrac design. Todd
On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Charles Brown <cbscust...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Brad my name is Charles Brown, I have plans for retractable trigear for the > KR if you are interested I can make copys and send to you I have help build > three KRs and want to start on mine if the shop ever gets cleaned lol I live > in the middle of cascade mountains in Washington state. God bless have a > great day. > > --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Brad Ankerstar <ankerst...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Brad Ankerstar <ankerst...@embarqmail.com> > Subject: KR> N774A damage report > To: "Krnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:09 AM > > > On 14 April at 2:10 pm, N774A hit the ground at about 75 mph after I > realized it was falling out of the sky. I had flown a reasonably decent > pattern and was headed right for the numbers but the airspeed read 80. As > I > applied power to arrest the sink, I hit the ground and bounced. When I hit > again, the gear collapsed and I became a sled. Stayed on the runway and, > even though everything that wasn't fastened down flew all over the cockpit, > I was not injured. > > The prop, of course, is kindling. The cowl was scuffed up slightly, the > belly from the main spar forward was also significantly scuffed, and the > firewall came loose on the top and sides. The fuel tank front mount kept > the firewall on the plane. > > The landing gear was essentially undamaged. It did not collapse, as in -- > retract. What happened was that all 8 of the nuts on the gear leg attach > bolds were stripped off. That allowed the gear legs to fold sideways up > into the wing which prevented a second bounce. Of course, the top skin on > each wing was pierced on both sides of the main spar. If I was so > inclined, > I could bolt the gear legs back to the spring, replace a tire that got > scuffed, and get on with the wood and glass repairs. However, I am not so > inclined so I am now in the market for a set of Diehl tricycle gear, plus > wheels and brakes, and a prop. A project, on the gear might be > interesting. > If anyone has something you think I could use, please contact me off the > net > at ankerst...@embarqmail.com. > > For the record, N774A is a single place KR 2 with a 1835 cc VW. (ran good > but the revflow carb is too big) It had a Hegy 52x44 prop which was at > 34-3600 rpm for the whole flight. Empty weight is 587 lbs and gross is > 950. > > I remember speeds from 65 to 135 while I orbited HAO for about 40 minutes, > trying to find the courage to try to get down. Remember, I was doing taxi > tests > and was no where near ready to fly --- obviously. I pretty much wasted all > that > time being very gentle trying to keep it in the sky when I should have been > doing > some actual test flying. Anyway, back to work again. I have long thought, > and now I'm > convinced, that these are sturdy little birds. > > With a couple miracles, we will be at the next gathering. Without > miracles, > I'll drive. > > > > > > Brad Ankerstar, SW Ohio > N774A, KR2 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > -- Todd Price Chandler, AZ
