KR> Wing Construction

[Ross Youngblood]

Hi Mike,
I'm responding to your post RE Wing construction.  I built my  
wings per plans, but if I had to do it over, I would pressure test the  
wing fuel tanks prior to closing the underside of the wing.  I had  
some leaks that I had to patch the hard way... by cutting open the  
wing and filling, then patching.  Lots of sanding to do that.

If you put an extra layer inside the wing, it will add weight.  If you  
have the wing tanks, you get the extra weight anyway.  I think if I  
had it to do over again, I would look into the wingskins.  They look  
beautiful, and save hours and hours of sanding (if you can afford  
them).  If not, building the wings was a lot of "fun" excluding all  
the dust I made in the process.

Ross
   Hoping to scrape up $ to by my old KR-2 back eventually.

KR> Wicks parts

[Mark Langford]

Pat Shows wrote:

> If anyone going to the gathering and going by or close to Wicks and 
> wouldn't
> mind picking up some spar caps for me and take them to the gathering I 
> would
> appreciate it very much.  If so please contact me off net.

Quite often Scott Wick or somebody from there will make a run over to the 
Gathering bringing hard-to-ship orders over in a truck.  I'm not sure this 
has been addressed, but if you'll call Wicks and ask to speak to Scott, I'll 
bet that's about all it would take to get him to show up and bring catalogs, 
spars caps, whatever.  Shipping becomes free at that point.

I'd like to spend a few minutes with Scott myself...just to bend his ear 
about how pathetic their online ordering system is...once again...

Mark Langford
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
website at http://www.N56ML.com

KR> Wicks parts

[pshows]

If anyone going to the gathering and going by or close to Wicks and wouldn't 
mind picking up some spar caps for me and take them to the gathering I would 
appreciate it very much.  If so please contact me off net.
IHS
PatS
Seminary, MS 

KR> Wings, Best Way ?

[Mark Langford]

Mike Sylvester wrote:

>>Which is the best way to construct the outer wing ? Per plans or with the 
>>extra layer of glass inside the wing. Does this add weight ? If you do it 
>>this way does the foam flex down in the middle when sanding the contour? 
>>If you did yours this way, would you do it that way again? Any answers 
>>would be helpful.<<

My way works, and so does the plans way.  I've seen some very nicely done 
wings done the plans way, so it definitely works, and is probably quicker 
than the way I did it, and maybe a little lighter as well.

I wrote this early this morning, but didn't send it until now.  I guess that 
makes it a "me too" regarding Darren's post...

Mark Langford
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
website at http://www.N56ML.com
 

KR> Wings, Best Way ?

[Darren Crompton]

>
> After looking at M.L. site and several others, Which is the best way to
> construct the outer wing ? Per plans or with the extra layer of glass inside
> the wing. Does this add weight ? If you do it this way does the foam flex
> down in the middle when sanding the contour? If you did yours this way,
> would you do it that way again?



Mike.

I built my wings as per ML's method.  Not sure if the extra layer of glass
adds weight as the middle of the wing no longer is filled with a big hunk of
foam.  The foam does not flex down when sanding the contour so I wouldn't
worry about that. Whilst there are some things I would do differently next
time around, I would do the wing skins same way again.  I tossed up the idea
of installing a small locker in each outer wing but never got around to it.
If I decide to do it down the track it is a much simpler job to cut a "door"
than to hollow out and glass the inside.

That's the way I have built my skins but the standard method works too and I
would guess takes less time.


Cheers.
-- 
Darren Crompton
AUSTRALIA

My building site: www.kr-2s.com
AN-BOLTS  www.an-bolts.com.au

KR> Flight Planning Software with weather

[Paul & Karen Smith]

How about Ultranav for $50 aussie

http://www.aerialpursuits.com/

A great little tool. 


Paul Smith
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
pk.sm...@bigpond.net.au
http://kr2spacemodulator.blogspot.com/


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What is your favourite flight planning software?

KR> Gathering awards

[tomarickltd.nis...@att.net]

Richard "Rick" Nisbet passed away August 7, 2009.  He enjoyed the KRnet and its 
members.
-- Original message from Larry Flesner 
: -- 


> 
> 
> Gathering attendees / netters, 
> 
> I'd like some opinions on just how the awards for KR judging at the 
> Gathering should be handled. In the past we have had several KR's 
> that won most, if not all, categories and took home all the 
> "bacon". Some have expressed an opinion that the awards should be 
> "spread around" with no single KR receiving them all. Please post me 
> an e-mail to fles...@verizon.net and not back to the net. I'll see 
> what the consensus of opinions are and take them in to consideration 
> while making a decision. I'll keep my opinion to myself for now. 
> 
> Thanks.. 
> 
> Larry Flesner 
> 
> 
> ___ 
> 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 

KR> Flight Planning Software with weather

[Scott Watts]

I like the AOPA web based flight planner.

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:04 AM, Dan Heath wrote:
> What is your favourite flight planning software?
>
>
>
> Daniel R. Heath
>
> da...@windstream.net
>
> See N64KR at   http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on
> the pics
>
>
>
>
>
> ___
> 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
>

KR> Wings, Best Way ?

[MICHAEL SYLVESTER]

A major milestone was reached yesterday on the construction of my KR2S. With 
the front deck,canopy and aft deck completed it was time to go big. So I 
cleaned up the basement enough to turn her sideways between the center supports 
for the house and now I can do both wings at one time. The wings will run the 
length of my side of the garage with only the tail sticking over to annoy my 
wife. Now for the question. After looking at M.L. site and several others, 
Which is the best way to construct the outer wing ? Per plans or with the extra 
layer of glass inside the wing. Does this add weight ? If you do it this way 
does the foam flex down in the middle when sanding the contour? If you did 
yours this way, would you do it that way again? Any answers would be helpful.

Mike Sylvester 
kr2s builder 
Birmingham,AL.

Cell no.205-966-3854


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KR> Flight Planning Software with weather

[Dan Heath]

What is your favourite flight planning software?



Daniel R. Heath

da...@windstream.net

See N64KR at   http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on
the pics