Metal is more expensive, harder to work, harder to affix to wood/glass, harder to repair, and easier to dent/crease/damage....
If you want a metal plane, go RV. The KR design should be kept composite.... On Oct 18, 2012 8:40 AM, "Jeff York" <jeffyor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Bob, > > I would respond with a couple of reasons why I would not do this. First, > in the interest of weight, I would watch every little place you might add > weight. Some of us have ended up with some pretty hefty KR's and I am one > of them. It will start to add up like a domino effect towards the end. > > Also, it is an unproven plan as far as I know or at least in a KR. Yes, > its experiemtal and you can do what you want. > > Last, I also enjoy the hobby of restoring and building cars, sports cars > and in my sons recent SCCA race car we have delt a lot with bonding of > dissimular materials. Specifically, metal and fiberglass. I am by no means > an expert and I have had success and sometimes cosmetic issues when bonding > two different surfaces like metal and fiberglass that have different > reactions to heat, cold and stress. At the very least you will probably > fight spider line cracking. I really think you will have issues with the > differences differences in how aluminum will react to heat and cold if you > make your turtle deck out of aluminum and bond it to a wood and fiberglass > boat. > > But, I know there are a lot of guys on here that know a lot more about > this subject then me that are on this forum. > > Jeff York > Georgetwon Scott County Airport > KR2 > 2010 Gathering Peoples Choice, Best Interior > 2011 Airfest Best Experiemental, Best Instrument, Best Interior > > > ________________________________ > From: Robert Boyd <ifly...@gmail.com> > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:22 AM > Subject: KR> Horses and KR'S > > Have you ever heard the saying nice guys get screwed? Well back in February > 2012 I purchased my partially completed KR-2S project from a friend in my > EAA chapter with a big dream of jumping in and getting er done. Well now > for the nice guy part. Being my passion is building and flying and my > wife's passion is horses, I got the bright idea to be a nice guy and in > April bought my wife two horses. DON'T GO THERE!!! I didn't stop to think > about who was going to spend every evening and every weekend digging fence > post holes and building a barn. Not bad if you have helpers which I did > not. I just finished fencing enough property for the big boys and the barn. > I am now ready to get back into the building. > I have a question for you experts, I was thinking of making metal bulk > heads and covering with metal for the rear deck instead of foam and glass. > Any thoughts on weight, strength or pros cons? > Sincerely > Just horsin around with a KR2 > Bob Boyd Frazeysburg Ohio. > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > 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://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
