KR> Snakebite lives

[Lee Van Dyke]

It was a long trip a year and a little ago.  AZ to WI for Oshkosh, then to MI 
over the big lake.  Then to IN to see Bob G.  Mt Vernon for fuel and home.  
Well one day later home.  I cracked the case on the 2387 VW.  That has been 
rebuilt and I have a new cowl.  All CARBON.  I still need to pull a mold from 
the bottom and redo again but it will do for now.  I got it fired up tonight, 
thank you net for the instructions.  I ran it for about an hour, and all temps 
ollked real good.  Copperstate flyin started today, and I wanted to get the 
plane down there for Fri and Sat.  It is a 15 minute flight so what the 
heck lets do the testing on the way down.  It appears that there will be 
about 15 people over to the house on Fri night for a cook out and Root Beer.  
My little KR Gathering on the WEST SIDE.   more later and I will have photos.

Lee Van Dyke.

KR> gap between wing

[MICHAEL SYLVESTER]

Thanks Mark, That's what I'll do. Your right, That was not one of my options 
but turned out to be an even better one. Being from Birmingham, I also new what 
smooshed meant. Thanks.

Mike Sylvester 
kr2s builder 
Birmingham,AL.

Cell no.205-966-3854


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KR> gap between wings

[Mark Langford]

Mike Sylvester wrote:

> Hey Guys, I've got a little question. I will be glassing the stub wings 
> this weekend and I  was wondering if the area between the stub and the 
> wing template gets the same amount of foam to fill in the gap  or can I 
> put all the gap filling foam on the wing ? Which is the easier way. I do 
> plan on using the wrap to seal it when all is said and done.

I'd put all of the foam on the stub wing (that wasn't a choice, was it?) and 
glass it into the stub wing skin.  If you put all the foam on root of the 
wing side, when you lean them up against the wall your foam and glass will 
get smooshed (tech term there).  And I'd make them meet together perfectly 
so that all that was needed to fill the gap would be 3/4" white electrical 
tape.  That's an "upgrade" I'd like to do to mine next time the wings come 
off (that's been a few years already).  I had the same question when I did 
mine, but didn't have the good sense to ask that question when I was 
building mine...

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

KR> gap between wings

[MICHAEL SYLVESTER]

Hey Guys, I've got a little question. I will be glassing the stub wings this 
weekend and I  was wondering if the area between the stub and the wing template 
gets the same amount of foam to fill in the gap  or can I put all the gap 
filling foam on the wing ? Which is the easier way. I do plan on using the wrap 
to seal it when all is said and done.

Mike Sylvester 
kr2s builder 
Birmingham,AL.

Cell no.205-966-3854


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KR> tail dragger

[M]

  -Original Message-
  >Can a tail dragger KR2 be changed to a trike?

  >From: "Dan Heath"
  >Sure, but why would a person want to do that?

  Jeeze Dan, just because you have a taildragger. Maybe he wants to be in the 
  click. You know, us guys who have a real airplane, not a toy.   :-)
  Mark Jones (N886MJ)

  Could be MJ got everything backward, maybe he's flying the wrong direction. 
Look out deer!!!
  Mike Turner
  Edgewood NM, USA




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KR> tail dragger

[Dan Heath]

Roy is going to have my new Vair with the front bearing, at the CC next
month, for a run on the test stand.  But, I will have to drive this toy
around for a while longer, till I can get that new engine in her.  Can I be
in the click, then?

Hey guys, my toy now has wheel pants, well at least in the Cleco version.  I
will have pics on the site soon.  I just have to get some rivets and blind
nuts to finish it off.  Once I decided that the pants I was trying to
install were not going to work, to my satisfaction, I tried two other sets
and the ones off the Black Bird, fit perfectly.  Then I used the Dan Diehl
leg to pant fairing, and the rest was a breeze.  I have messed around with
this for many hours, and with some good advice from Dan, they were all
fitted within 3 hours, using NO brackets.  However, I may still put one on
for peace of mind, but Dan said that he flew his for years with no brackets.

See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 
See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC


-Original Message-
From: krnet-bounces+danrh=windstream@mylist.net
[mailto:krnet-bounces+danrh=windstream@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Mark
Jones
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:11 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> tail dragger

-Original Message-
>Can a tail dragger KR2 be changed to a trike?

>From: "Dan Heath"
>Sure, but why would a person want to do that?


Jeeze Dan, just because you have a taildragger. Maybe he wants to be in the 
click. You know, us guys who have a real airplane, not a toy.   :-)


Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flyk...@charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> tail dragger

[Mark Jones]

-Original Message-
>Can a tail dragger KR2 be changed to a trike?

>From: "Dan Heath"
>Sure, but why would a person want to do that?


Jeeze Dan, just because you have a taildragger. Maybe he wants to be in the 
click. You know, us guys who have a real airplane, not a toy.   :-)


Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flyk...@charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> gathering photos

[Mark Jones]

>Hi all what's the hold up on photos of 2009
>I look at Mark Jones and others that post them ?

Unfortunately, my camera was destroyed on the first day at the gathering by 
some caustic cleaning solution which spilled on it. Therefore, I have no 
photos to post on my web site. Sorry

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flyk...@charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> tail dragger

[Dan Heath]

Sure, but why would a person want to do that?

See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 
See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC


-Original Message-

Can a tail dragger KR2 be changed to a trike?

KR> tail dragger

[Gene]

Yes they can. It's not fun, easy, or quick but I have done it.
Gene Essman
N15GE
Tri gear, Corvair/w 5th brg powered KR2
- Original Message - 
From: "Larry and Gladys Fanny" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: KR> tail dragger


Can a tail dragger KR2 be changed to a trike?
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KR> gathering photos

[Pete Klapp]

Bill

Check with Gary Guess at kego...@yahoo.com. He just purchased a lot of A65 
engine parts (cylinders, magnetos, cases, crankshafts, etc) from an A's 
estate.  He might have what you are looking for.

Pete Klapp, building KR-2S N729PK

Canton, Ohio

> From: flymaca711...@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:08:08 -0400
> To: kr...@mylist.net
> Subject: KR> gathering photos 
> 
> Hi all what's the hold up on photos of 2009 
> I look at mark Jones and others that post them ?
> I have kit for strobe and nav lights new whelen. 11-16218 and 70 series 
> all in boxes 
> make offer or trade for magnetos for my taylorcraft bc65 1940 a65 
> sf4 bendix scintilla is what I'm after but any thing that fits a 65 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> billy 301 994 1121
> kr2 40 tcraft 
> 
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KR> tail dragger

[Larry and Gladys Fanny]

Can a tail dragger KR2 be changed to a trike?

KR> gathering photos

[flymaca711...@aol.com]

Hi all what's the hold up on photos of 2009 
I look at mark Jones and others that post them ?
I have kit for strobe and nav lights new whelen. 11-16218 and 70 series 
 all in boxes 
make offer or trade for magnetos for my taylorcraft bc65 1940 a65 
sf4 bendix scintilla is what I'm after but any thing that fits a 65 









billy 301 994 1121
kr2 40 tcraft 

[Bulk] KR> WV engine choice

[cgardn628]

Gunnar,

You can't go wrong with the Great Planes 2180 VW from Steve Bennett.

I have 210 hours on mine since new and still no problems to date that I can
attribute to the engine quality.

One thing to consider is that the KR2S needs 180- 200Lbs up front to balance
properly with the longer tail ( 14 inches) so going with too light an engine
will restrict your useful load due to CG limitations ( max 30% MAC
recommended). If you want to fly 2 people, you need the horsepower and the
CG position to do it.

Seems the 2S length was meant for the 0200 Continental and lately the
Corvair crowd as they are heavier than the VW.

I have full electric system, 30A Walmart battery and dual ignition and still
needed a 2 inch spacer on my 9 1/2 inch engine mount to get the CG where it
should be with the 2180VW.

Chris Gardiner
KR2S C-GKRZ 210 hours 



If anyone could share some information and experiences, it would be 
highly appreciated

Thanks !

Best Regards
Gunnar Olsen

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KR> Engine choice

[Dan Heath]

I am convinced that EMPI is the reason that I have junked 2 sets of heads.
The ones that I put on, on this last re-build, are genuine VW.  Well, as
genuine as you can get these days.  I think the EMPI are OK, on the heads
with the stock size valves, but are not, on the 2180 with the oversize
valves.

See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 
See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC

-Original Message-
My Great Plains 2180 has 774 hours on the bottom and 484 hours on the top
and has proven very durable, smooth and completely free of hassles.  No
leaks.  No problems. A valve spring recently broke.  Two actually, it
turns out.  Pretty rare event.  I'm replacing with German springs - the
ones that broke were without doubt Chinese.  EMPI is Chinese

KR> Rand Robinson Engineering, no contact.

[Pete]

Ron,
Hundreds of KR's have been completed with virtually no "factory" support 
at all. It's one of the reasons KRnet exists. For the most part, WE are 
the "factory" support, since we are the closest thing you'll come to a 
KR "factory".
Steve is doing a lot towards getting all the fragmented resources that 
there are out there for KR parts and accessories together but when you 
come right down to it, you CAN indeed build an entire flying KR with 
zero pre constructed parts. It's one of the very few completely scratch 
buildable aircraft there is.
Cheers.
Pete.

close...@earthlink.net wrote:
> good luck, i have tried for over a month to reach them, fax, e-mail and
> phone  NO ANSWER what the hell kind of a Co. are the running out there, i
> am getting ready to sell my KR2 because of no factory support of any kind.
> so good luck
> Ron Garrison

KR> Engine choice

[laser...@juno.com]

My Great Plains 2180 has 774 hours on the bottom and 484 hours on the top
and has proven very durable, smooth and completely free of hassles.  No
leaks.  No problems. A valve spring recently broke.  Two actually, it
turns out.  Pretty rare event.  I'm replacing with German springs - the
ones that broke were without doubt Chinese.  EMPI is Chinese.  Most
everything is Chinese, so choose parts carefully when doing your top
overhauls.  

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