KR> something else to worry about...
On the way back from flying down to my father's farm last week, I was almost home at 8500' when I suddenly felt like I'd been stung in the butt, but it just kept on burning. It was bad enough that I immediately popped the seat belt and started trying to figure out what was going on, especially after I started smelling an electrical fire! My first thought was "I don't smoke E-cigarettes, but this seems eerily familiar". Once off the seat, I found the cause...the "Lightning" charge cord for my iPhone 6, which I had used to charge my phone on the way down, was smoking hot! Apparently I was sitting on the edge of the passenger seat belt, and the end of the cord was sandwiched between the buckle and my butt, shorting it out and eventually blowing up the little voltage regulator that's embedded in the iPhone end, after it got hot enough to get my attention!. Something else to worry about... NOT sent from my iPhone! -- Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com
KR> Tail Addition and fuselage lengths
Joe, My airplane is a standard plans KR-2 rigged as tri-gear with Diehl wing skins. Distance from aft face of the firewall to the fwd face of the main spar is 22-1/4 inches; from fwd face of the main spar to the base of the fwd side of the rudder post is 109 inches. Wing span is 23-feet, 6-inches. Horizontal stabilizer width with Diehl skins is 72 inches. Engine is a Great Plains 2180 cc, 76 hp, with Sterba 52X52 prop. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA -- Hey Joe, Tried to send this info earlier but it failed. Hope this one works. Standard KR2S. Will be using a 2700 Corvair engine (already test run at WW Corvair college) Dimensions from inside of firewall to front of spar 24 3/8" from front of main spar to tail post seems to be 110" total length of fuselage from outside of firewall to aft edge of rudder is 162" Ray_pilot New Orleans On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 4:55 PM, Roger via KRnet wrote: > Joe > My dimensions are 132.5 and 26.5. With the o235, I wish I didn't move the > firewall fwd. after a redo with the engine mount, all is well. > Roger Baalman > Rbaalman at cox.net > > > > > Hey guys, > > just poking around again to see if I can get any more fuselage > dimensions as requested in the post below. I only have about 12 right now > and that does not get a very good data base going. It is a bit warmer now > in most parts so take a tape measure with you to the hanger and do the > best > you can even it is just to the closest inch. > > Thanks, > > Joe Horton > > >
KR> Hello - trying to add picture links again....
Owen , I don't have a Flicker (yahoo) account and don't intend to connect my computer to one more avenue for all the slim balls of the world to get to my computer but , having said that, Welcome to the world of KR builders. There is always room for one more. Good luck with the new project however you intend to finish it out. Make sure to visit www.krnet.org if you haven't already and make plans to attend the KR Gathering in September. Larry Flesner
KR> Carbon Fiber speed brake
I would use a mico flox mixture to seal the edges of the holes. Paul ViskBelleville Il618 406 4705 Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S? 6. Original message From: Larry Flesner via KRnet Date: 3/22/2016 11:29 AM (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet Cc: Larry Flesner Subject: Re: KR> Carbon Fiber speed brake > >I should add to this that given that you are putting holes in it, >plywood core does make perfect sense, and I would laminate it all >together and then cut the holes.? That's a lot easier than the other >way, and it'll work fine. >Mark Langford ++ Mine has holes and is a foam core (1/4") so I know the foam with holes will work.? I'm with Mark on "build the board then cut the? holes". Larry Flesner ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Hello - trying to add picture links again....
Greetings KR folks, I?m going to try this again to eliminate the formatting flickr did to the last. I have just taken over Richard Dowler's (Chinese Camp, CA) KR-2s project that may be at about 80%. https://www.flickr.com/photos/96738060 at N04/25671811120/ So it seems I should introduce myself and the KR project. My first project was an Osprey II: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96738060 at N04/25655546715/ so I know how valuable the shared knowledge of a builder's group is... My new/old KR project is a taildragger with a HAPI Magnum (individual Scat heads), a Lectron Carb, Compufire based dual electronic ignition, wing and header tanks, manual flaps, a Sterba 54x52 prop as well as a Great American (52x46), and a basic panel. The wing is the old RAF with Hoerner tips. The project has some storage rash as well as a nice hole in its side from a thrown brick! Otherwise, it seems mostly well built. Richard may have been a bit rushed on the engine installation, suspecting he'd never finish it and clearly the engine may be one of the bigger tasks left to redo. I haven?t decided on whether I?ll try to salvage/upgrade the ?new? HAPI, stick with a VW (I think this is my preference), or move to something like an o-200. I got the KR to finish with my 14yr old son - he?s pretty excited about it, should learn a lot, and will start flying lessons this summer. I would love the chance to meet other KR-2s builders and flyers. Cheers, Owen Hughes(Osprey 2, Cavalier, B36-TC, and now KR-2s) Davis, CA 95616 email: osprey220 at yahoo.com 530.220.0403
KR> Carbon Fiber speed brake
> >I should add to this that given that you are putting holes in it, >plywood core does make perfect sense, and I would laminate it all >together and then cut the holes. That's a lot easier than the other >way, and it'll work fine. >Mark Langford ++ Mine has holes and is a foam core (1/4") so I know the foam with holes will work. I'm with Mark on "build the board then cut the holes". Larry Flesner
KR> Carbon Fiber speed brake
Just shoot me. I have to figure out how to make "plain text" the default on this goofy web interface, if it's possible. See below... I should add to this that given that you are putting holes in it, plywood core does make perfect sense, and I would laminate it all together and then cut the holes. That's a lot easier than the other way, and it'll work fine. Mark Langford, Harvest, AL ML "at" N56ML.com www.N56ML.com
KR> Carbon Fiber speed brake
KR> Carbon Fiber speed brake
Let me try that again...this time as "plain text" so it won't post a blank. Paul Visk wrote: >>I made my with 3/32 birch. I followed Mark Langford's design... Not quite...mine was made from 1/4" Lastofoam, rather than plywood. I'll bet it's even stiffer than an eighth inch plywood base, as the distance between the two carbon fiber sides gives it a very high moment of inertia. I'm sure everybody's seen it already, but http://www.n56ml.com/n891jf/speedbrake/ shows exactly how mine was made. I've deployed it up to 120 mph with no problems, so it is tested and makes a huge difference in slowing the airplane down, as well as improving the view over the nose. If I forget to retract it after landing, I have to give it a lot more power to taxi fast! Mark Langford, Harvest, AL ML "at" N56ML.com www.N56ML.com
