KR> Fuel tanks and high altitudes

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  This is the result of the boating industries plite with alcohol in 
the gas as it sits in the fuel cell it eats away at the resin, normal gas 
wont do that its the alcohol that is causing the problem. So make sure you 
dont pump it in your tanks it will cause problems especially if it sits for 
an extended period of time.
  There are coatings you can use to prevent any damage but they are 
hard to apply after the plane is built. They are best applied during the 
building stage. I plan to coat my tanks for the added insurance and peace of 
mind. I can control what I do but not the other guy filling the tank that Im 
pumping from!!! A lot of the dock filling stations went to gasohol without 
giving it a thought till it was to late. Now everyone is in a panic, as far 
as I can tell there is no fiberglass resin that is safe from the effects of 
the alcohol eating away at it.
   There is however a company that makes a sealer that will protect your 
tank from it's effect. It's made by H. B. Fuller Company 1-888-423-8553 It 
is a two part epoxy called Polysulfide Part # is FE1407  I have this 
information from Wicks as they have had sever inquires for something to 
protect against the off chance their tanks would have alcohol put in them. 
Wicks is going to send me a copy of the information sheet on this product if 
anyone wants the information I will send it to you. Just contact me off list 
for the information. Eric Von Kelsheimer 

KR> Fuel tanks and high altitudes

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 Bob, Thanks for the heads up I will be ordering a gallon as well. 
It looks like the product I have been looking for all along! Im using 
Aeropoxy for everything in my plane but its not a KR, its composite 
construction. The whole plane is 2lb foam and fiberglass with some areas in 
Carbon fiber. My wingtip tanks are fiberglass premolded tanks with baffels 
and I have no idea what type of resin was used in their construction. The 
company that made them went under long ago. I bought an unfinished project 
with all the factory parts. Im just getting started building the Rudder and 
Wingtip tanks as soon as my stuff gets here from Spruce and Wicks :) Have a 
good one
Eric Von Kelsheimer 

KR> RE: Financing a KR2

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  You can put it on a credit card if you can get one with a good 
rate. I have a visa platinum with a $10,000.00 line of credit most of them 
come with checks you can write as payment for your plane.
The best part about it, it's not a secured loan if you get out of work 
there's insurance that will make your payments. If things get real bad and 
you have to file bankrupt you loose nothing as it's an unsecured loan. With 
a secured loan you loose your plane if you cant pay for it.
It's up to you to figure out the morality of it all, as for me the 
insurance that makes my payment if needed is well worth it. If Im going to 
put all that hard work into my plane I dont want to take a chance on loosing 
it no matter what. A little security goes a long way in the uncertian world 
we live in today. Just the way I see it others my have a different opinion 
im sure. 

KR> Epoxy

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 Which type of epoxy are you all using for building your fuel tanks? 
With the added note on the West system Epoxy that it's not compatible with fuel 
containing Alcohol . As well as the lack of any such statement on any other 
Resin or epoxy I am undecided as to how to go about building my tanks. 
  I have no desire to use any type of fuel containing Alcohol however, if 
it was put into my tank by some misfortune I dont want it attacking my planes 
fuel cell. I called Wicks and spoke to them about it and they refered me to a 
product called Polysulfide sealer , Any thought's on this potential problem and 
it's cure will be great!!! Thanks to all Eric Von Kelsheimer

KR> Sell my KR

[Eric Kelsheimer]

I hate to do it but I need to sell my KR2
 Probably Ebay or Barnstormers something like that and here ! How 
much are you asking ? 

KR> RPM

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 Hello Eric, My first best guess would be to check your timing 
your not getting full advance and your engine is dropping rpm because it 
cant work any faster without getting more advance.

Hi Netters,
I am getting 2100 rpm with a 52/48 prop static.The engine runs very 
smoothly,and responds well but on increasing throttle at 2100 rpm the engine 
quietens and revs drop.On throttling back I can get 2100 again and very 
smooth running 

KR> Landing Gear

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  Randy, How much are you asking for your retractable landing gear?

I changed my retracts to fixed I like the look better!!! but if you decide 
you want to go with retracts i have them for sale perfect condition 
wheels,breaks, and tires Randy

KR> Fw: CorvAircraft> WW's Gold Hubs

[Eric Kelsheimer]

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KR> bad news

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   Phil, Im very sorry about your KR but your still alive to tell us 
about it and that's the main thing, thanks God your still alive you can 
build another plane. There is only one you, Glad your alright :) Eric 
Kelsheimer 

KR> Dynamo Alternator

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 Im trying to find a Dynamo ( John Deere ) Alternator and Regulator 
for my Corvair engine as seen on 
Mark Langford's web site. Anyone on the list having them for sale please 
contact me off list. Thanks for the help I just hope someone has them. Eric 
Kelsheimer
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/dynamo.html 

KR> Flight instruments

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   Hello to all, I have a question for the group can anyone tell me how 
much your flight instruments are on average ? Is everyone buying them all new 
or ebay or what ? Im talking normal stuff nothing fancy just the basics for 
navigation VFR only. Thanks  

KR> Flight instruments

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   Hello to all, I have been wondering if I could use my ham station 
as my radio It will cover the VHF band quite well as well as some fun on the 
side. It might be a little large and over kill but it could work I thing. 
Has anyone done this sort of thing or is everyone just sticking with pure 
Aircraft radios and nothing else?
  As for my guages I think im going to take Mark Langfords advice 
and buy all new. The industry is moving so fast that what is new today is 
outdated six months from now and much cheeper too. So I have decided to do 
the instrument panel last. Any thought's from the group would be great and 
thanks for your replies:) Eric Kelsheimer 

KR> ICOM A-200?

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 Mark can you put a dummy load on the radio to reduce the 
radius it will transmit when you get in close. We use to do that with ham 
radios and CB's years ago it acted like you cut the power in half. That way 
people in close could hear you but farther out they could not. Im not real 
sure how this was done but a good Ham Raidio tech could tell you in a flash. 
Call radio shack a place that has Ham radio stuff they will be able to tell 
you what to do. I had a ham set set up like that and it worked at the flip 
of a switch worked just great. Just a thought :) Eric Kelsheimer 

KR> This morning's flight.

[Eric Kelsheimer]

Mark, just a not here I took a similar fall and started passing 
blood in my p. I had done some damage to my left kidney which dident 
really hurt till a couple days later then it about killed me to cough or 
anything. It's better to be safe than sorry, I dont know what the added 
altitude would do to an injury but it's not good to take chances with your 
health. You should probably wait a day or two just to be safe. I know you 
have the end say as to what you do. Just want that you should be on the side 
of caution. I was an EMT for a while so I have seen a lot, just be 
carefull!!!  Eric Von Kelsheimer 

KR> a little autocad advice

[Eric Kelsheimer]

Hello Jeff, If it were me, I would load the pages on CD and take 
that to kinko's or someplace like that. It's much quicker and you dont have 
to mess with taping everything together and hope its located correctly. Eric 
Kelsheimer 

KR> washer and prop

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   As long as the washer is just taking up space, which is all it is 
doing there should be no problem. As long as everything is as tight as is 
recomended ie torque values, what could it hurt? It's just acting as an 
extention of the shaft. If everything is a proper fit there should be no 
problem at all. I try not to get involved in this kind of thing as there are 
as many opinions as there are readers. Just remember to keep it simple and 
you cant go wrong. It's much better to add a washer to get your clearance 
than it is to rebuild an entire cowling or move your entire engine forward 
to gain the clearance. Put your washer or spacer or what ever you want to 
call it in, torque it down to the spec. and forget it and go flying :) Eric 
Kelsheimer 

KR> Project

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   I have my eye on a project that was started many years ago that is 
in a hanger waiting to be finished. My question is if I purchace this project 
how should I go about getting it certified? Should I let on as though I have 
built the entire thing, having it inspected as I go form this point on or what? 
As I understand it, it is past the boat stage with the tail feathers built but 
not attached as well as one wing finished and the other ready to be covered.  I 
dont know if there is very much documentation on what has been done but I will 
find all that out when I go look at the project. What do you guys think the 
best aproach would be for this type of project? Thanks for your reply  

KR> Project

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 Thanks for your reply's, I was more worried about the 
documentation portion of this thing than anything else. How do I prove that the 
parts that are built are built to standards if he dont have any proof of how 
they were built through photos etc. Im ok with his work as I know the guy but 
the inspector might not if they ask questions at the time I have them come and 
look it over. As I understand it they should see everything as it is built 
before it is covered or am I missing something here ? Eric 

KR> question about glassing

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  Randy, You really need to get a good book on using glass and 
resin that tells you how to stipple it out so you dont have more resin than 
is needed. You just add weight not strength by having to much resin. 
Anything on Moldless composit construction for aircraft there are several 
authors out there with great information on building with foam fiberglass 
composits. I know from your posts your doing what you can but dont make a 
mess of it you have to remember to think light when building an aircraft!!! 

KR> clip

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  Larry can you tell me how long your grass strip is that your 
landing on in the videos. These are very good videos you had a very solid 
camera mount to get such good quality videos. Thanks for sharing them with 
us! 

KR> Props

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   For what it's worth, it would seem to me that as the dia. 
increases so will the area within it. At some point there has to be a breakover 
point where it is better to have another blade. As the dia. increases so is the 
area of air being acted upon. There will be a given amount of thrust at a given 
power setting so rather than increase dia. to an unreasonable size you go with 
more blades which will act on a given amount of air the same as a larger dia. 
prop. Now what the break over point is depends on the total load of the prop. 
Everything is a contributing factor from the max HP of the engine and its 
available torque to turn the prop. To the load being moved to the lift of the 
wing. Everything, so its not a simple answer but it can be figured out. Just 
not by me, im no math whizz however you can find the area of the prop and you 
can find the amount of thrust it will produce with your engine and you can 
figure your max weight. So with a little math that im not good at you can find 
the max dia. prop you can swing without killing your engine. When the thrust of 
a given prop dia. is no longer enough and you have HP and Torque to spare, you 
can add a blade and get more thrust when you cant add to your dia. and do the 
same thing. At that point the bennifit is greater than the added drag. That is 
the way I see it anyway.. 

KR> Foam

[Eric Kelsheimer]

 To anyone that is interested in the 2lb. Foam this is the data sheet 
and contact information is on the sheet.  
http://www.elliottfoam.com/p200datasheet.pdf Its a very good price and they 
will ship but you will have to call them about the shipping for full sheet's. 
UPS has limits on the size they will transport. This place is about 75 miles 
away from me so Im lucky, I can pick it up at the plant.

KR> Dragonfly Canopy

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  Can anyone tell me how wide you can go with the fuselage using the 
Dragonfly Canopy? There has to be a limit as to how far it can be distorted and 
still work? Thanks for the help.

KR> deihl wheel fairings

[Eric Kelsheimer]

Pete Fairings can be anything that add to the airodynamics of the plane. 
It can go over the landing gear legs to reduce drag etc. Wheel pants are the 
fairings over the wheels of your airplane which also reduce drag. However 
what parts you are actually wanting to buy from Deihl's Im not sure. You 
might want to send them a picture of your damaged parts listing what all you 
want to replace. That would help I think.
>
> Can someone please confirm my understanding.
>
>>Pete,
>>You need upper and lower fairings for $100 US and 2 wheel pants for $160 
>>US.
>
> the upper fairings go around the legs and are attached to the wing skins.
> the lower fairings go around the lower legs and attach to the pants.
> the pants are the aerodynamic teardrops that fit around the wheels.
>
> Pete
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KR> Ignition problems / Hiccup

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  Mark Im glad to hear that your problem has been found!!! Looks 
like I hit the nail on the head with that one..:)
- Original Message - 
From: "Mark Jones" 
To: "KRnet" ; "Corvair Net" 
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:14 AM
Subject: KR> Ignition problems / Hiccup


> Well guys, the smoking gun on my ignition problems has been found. Last 
> weekend, at the request of William Wynne, I removed my distributor and 
> shipped it to him next day air for him to test my distributor on his 
> machine. What was found was that the shaft was worn extensively at the 
> upper bushing. It was actually oval shaped at that spot. The bushing 
> itself showed no signs of wear. This allowed the shaft to wobble as it 
> turned which would create the hiccup in my ignition when that sweet spot 
> appeared. This distributor had approximately 150 run time hours since I 
> built the engine with 134 of those being actual flight time hours. The 
> cause for this wear is speculated to be an inappropriately clearanced high 
> volume oil pump which I installed on my engine. After having in-depth 
> conversations with William and William with Gus Warren, we have decided 
> that I will remove the rear distributor housing and also send that to 
> William for analysis. William and Gus feel that I have most likely worn
>
> the aluminum housing where the lower shaft rides, which will also allow 
> even more wobble of the shaft.
>
>
>
> Mark Jones (N886MJ)
> Wales, WI
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KR> AS5048

[Eric Kelsheimer]

   I have tried several times to download the AS5048 and AS5046 
templates and cant get them to load and still be able to read them. I dont know 
if its me the computer or something else can someone please help me out here. 
Thanks !!!

KR> AS5048

[Eric Kelsheimer]

  Ok I got it, LOL it was the operator not the computer :)
- Original Message - 
From: "Eric Kelsheimer" <erickelshei...@hughes.net>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>; "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" 
<corvaircr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:36 PM
Subject: KR> AS5048


>   I have tried several times to download the AS5048 and AS5046 
> templates and cant get them to load and still be able to read them. I dont 
> know if its me the computer or something else can someone please help me 
> out here. Thanks !!!
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KR> KR2 I-BUZZ

[Eric Kelsheimer]

http://www.fly-kr.com/
> Can anybody help me across the pond?
>
> Hallo, my name is Francesco Montevecchi and I am writing from Italy. On 
> october 28th, 2006 immediately after take off  I experienced an engine 
> failure and forced to land in a very short ricefield. I landed very close 
> to the end of it and, after the shortest landing in my life, I-BUZZ bumped 
> against a mud bund surrounding the ricefield. She then made a nice 
> somersault and ended the run upside down in the adjacent ricefield, 2 m 
> below.
>
> I escaped nearly unscated (the safety belt made a nice job to my ribs), 
> but I-BUZZ was less lucky. Canopy broken, main gear badly damaged plus 
> other smaller damages.
>
> I phoned to Rand Robinson to ask for a new canopy and new axle brackets, 
> but unfortunately nobody answered to the phone, to the fax and to an 
> e-mail I found.
>
> I have asked EAA and they told me that RR is still on business. So can 
> anybody tell me how to contact RR? In case RR, as I suspect, is no more 
> selling the KR parts, where can I found the axle brackets?
>
> Thank you for helping me
>
> Francesco
>
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