KR> Linear Actuator for elevator trim.

[BadBob]

I found this tonight and thought I would share. It is a miniature linear 
actuator 
1.67 in long with an arm that has a little over 3/4 inch travel (20mm). The one 
with 
the 100/1 gear has about 7 pounds of force. You can get it with end travel 
limit 
switches built in and they all have internal  potion feedback. Operating 
voltage 
in 6VDC and they sell for $65.00! A control board for precise position control 
is 
$40.00 or just use a $6.00 rocker switch for control. This is a lot cheaper 
than 
the Ray Allen units.  Also the mounting looks easier than using an electric 
mirror drive.

Would this not be about perfect for elevator and aileron trim? 
There are larger more powerful units if you think you need them. 
(No, I am not affiliated with them).

I'm working on a couture for my seat before  I start using the carbon fiber.


Bob Johnson
Willamina, OR
971-645-9491
http://picasaweb.google.com/103552664644911775549/KR2SS#

KR> Canopy latch

[Craig Williams]

Glenn

I LIKE IT!  Hey that gives me an idea...  By the way, were you teaching at 
Keesler in '84?  We may have crossed paths.  Drop me a line.  I may know some 
of your old pals...

Craig
www.kr2seafury.com

--- On Sat, 1/1/11, Glenn Martin  wrote:

> From: Glenn Martin 
> Subject: KR> Canopy latch
> To: "KRnet" 
> Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 9:15 PM
> I scribbled some quick drawings on
> the canopy and turtledeck to 
> illustrate my canopy latch idea using auto trunk latches.
> It is 
> published on my website if anyone is interested.
> N1333A.Webs.Com Best if 
> viewed in Full Screen Slideshow.
> 
> -- 
> Glenn Martin
> KR2 N1333A "Guardian Angel"
> 
> Biloxi, MS, 39532
> rep...@martekmississippi.com
> 
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KR> Canopy latch

[Glenn Martin]

Lee Van Dyke wrote:
> I chose a simple latch from A/S clamp type, and a simple mailbox lock
> from homedepot to lock from outside
>
>
I want something that can be opened from the outside if I'm trapped or 
disabled. A simple latch wont do.

-- 
Glenn Martin (N5PQ)
Martek Mississippi Electronic Repair
13238 Hudson-Krohn Rd.
Biloxi, MS, 39532
rep...@martekmississippi.com

KR> Canopy latch

[Lee Van Dyke]

I chose a simple latch from A/S clamp type, and a simple mailbox lock  
from homedepot to lock from outside

Lee Van Dyke

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 1, 2011, at 9:21 AM, Pete Klapp  wrote:

>
> Glenn
> You're right. I have been struggling with how to latch my canopy for  
> several months, discarding three attempts so far. Have you spotted  
> one in particular that you see as a possible candidate? My canopy  
> will open forward like Mark Langford's and Joe Horton's. I'm  
> thinking a latch from a small import as they tend to use a lockable  
> handle or push button style of lock. Maybe a Mazda Miata? Any  
> suggestions gladly welcomed.
> Thanks for the great idea!!!
> Pete Klapp, building KR-2S, N729PK,
> Canton, Ohio
>
>> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:25:03 -0600
>> From: rep...@martekmississippi.com
>> To: kr...@mylist.net
>> Subject: KR> Canopy latch
>>
>> I just had one of those "AHA!" moments. I want a canopy latch which I
>> can open from the inside or outside, is solid and can be locked.  
>> Simple
>> solution: Junkyard trip for a suitable automobile trunk latch  
>> mechanism.
>>
>> -- 
>> Glenn Martin
>> KR2 N1333A "Guardian Sngel"
>> N1333A.Webs.Com
>> Biloxi, MS, 39532
>> rep...@martekmississippi.com
>>
>>
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KR> Need 4" prop ext

[Jose Fuentes]

Hi everyone,

I made a big mistake and have this ext that I purchased and realized its
totally wrong, though I purchased it like months back so no getting my money
back.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=32020630=7f2837ef9b=1106895076

Note how big the one on the left is (hole) vs the one on the right:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=32020632=f516d17090=1106895076


Looking to trade for a 4" with the smaller hole (AN6-)

Or if someone wants to buy this one as I need the smaller version.

Thanks

Joe

-- 
Jose Fuentes
Founding Father (one of and former Vice Prez) of Capital City.NET User's
Group
Former Microsoft MVP
http://blogs.aspadvice.com/jfuentes

KR> Canopy latch

[Glenn Martin]

I scribbled some quick drawings on the canopy and turtledeck to 
illustrate my canopy latch idea using auto trunk latches. It is 
published on my website if anyone is interested. N1333A.Webs.Com Best if 
viewed in Full Screen Slideshow.

-- 
Glenn Martin
KR2 N1333A "Guardian Angel"

Biloxi, MS, 39532
rep...@martekmississippi.com

KR> Canopy latch

[Glenn Martin]

Pete Klapp wrote:
>   I'm thinking a latch from a small import as they tend to use a lockable 
> handle or push button style of lock. Maybe a Mazda Miata? Any suggestions 
> gladly welcomed.
> Thanks for the great idea!!!
>
>
I haven't gone to the junkyard yet, but i was thinking along the small 
popular import line. I'm going to put the latch mechanism  on the center 
of the turtledeck opening and the catch on the canopy frame along with 
an appropriate handle to pull it closed. I'll build a mall lockable door 
on the turtledeck by the left rear canopy corner and install  latch 
handle inside the door for opening from the outside (only lock when 
parked..When flying leave unlocked. In case of an accident it allows a 
rescue crew emergency access). The inside canopy open handle will be 
somewhere convenient. I'll go mark this all off with some masking tape 
and put some pics up on the website for clarity at some point today.


-- 
Glenn Martin
KR2 N1333A "Guardian Angel"
13238 Hudson-Krohn Rd.
Biloxi, MS, 39532
rep...@martekmississippi.com

KR> Canopy latch

[Pete Klapp]

Glenn
You're right. I have been struggling with how to latch my canopy for several 
months, discarding three attempts so far. Have you spotted one in particular 
that you see as a possible candidate? My canopy will open forward like Mark 
Langford's and Joe Horton's. I'm thinking a latch from a small import as they 
tend to use a lockable handle or push button style of lock. Maybe a Mazda 
Miata? Any suggestions gladly welcomed.
Thanks for the great idea!!!
Pete Klapp, building KR-2S, N729PK,
Canton, Ohio

> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:25:03 -0600
> From: rep...@martekmississippi.com
> To: kr...@mylist.net
> Subject: KR> Canopy latch
> 
> I just had one of those "AHA!" moments. I want a canopy latch which I 
> can open from the inside or outside, is solid and can be locked. Simple 
> solution: Junkyard trip for a suitable automobile trunk latch mechanism.
> 
> -- 
> Glenn Martin
> KR2 N1333A "Guardian Sngel"
> N1333A.Webs.Com
> Biloxi, MS, 39532
> rep...@martekmississippi.com
> 
> 
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KR> New old KR Gathering photos

[Bob Lee]

KRnuts,

For the few of you that are old enough to remember the last century, I made
a discovery this weekend while searching through the basement for old
photographs.  A while back someone had asked about Don Beachum's retract
system.  I knew that I had taken some shots of his plane at a KR Gathering
in a previous century.  Over the holiday break I got the machine from my dad
to convert film to digital images and went hunting for the photos of Don's
plane.  I haven't found those photos yet but I did run across photos from
the 1986 Tulsa, OK KR Gathering, the 1988 and 1989 Covington TN KR
Gatherings, the 1990 Rough River State Park KY KR Gathering, and the 2001
Pine Bluff AK KR Gatherings.  These photos have been uploaded to
krgathering.org.  They have been added to the links at the bottom of the
home page.  You can scroll down to the bottom to find them.

You will see that there is a note asterisked (*) to these links stating:
"Photo quality for these Gatherings (1986 through 2001) are not too good.  I
found the photos in a box in the basement in 2010 and converted them to
digital images from the original film.  It might be good enough to jog the
memory of some of us old timers about Gatherings gone by."

Just in case some of you are wondering, there are only 250 days till the
2011 KR Gathering in Mount Vernon, IL on September 9-10, 2011!

Regards,


Bob Lee
N52BL  KR2
Suwanee, GA  USA
92% done only 67% to go!