On 10/21/2011 05:10 AM, Tony King wrote: > " simply 'flipping around' the main gear so that it angles backwards and is > mounted to the back of the spar, and then adding a nose wheel " > > Sounds easy doesn't it? That is how you create a tri-gear KR2, although my > understanding is that sentence probably covers a couple hundred hours > of work. > > Welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll find lots of help here as you > progress through your conversion. > > Cheers, > > Tony King > Queensland Australia > _______________________________________ > 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 So I don't have to buy new main gear, the existing set will work if reversed?
I'm planning on buying the nvAero/Diehl nosewheel, simply because it will bolt up with the existing engine mount w/o any welding/etc... It seems to me that the most difficult part of the process would be the post-conversion skin repair and associated plane-flipping....
