> That would be true, we now have temps to 123 f,
As an ex-forest fire fighter, I can tell you that at that temp it is hard to
fight a fire. People keep passing out and falling down. I could do it then,
but not now.
1) you are wearing all kinds of protective gear working hot-line.
2) You have
--- On Sun, 2/8/09, Mark Langford wrote:
I'm headed to Andover England Tuesday morning, and will be looking
for British builders/flyers to entertain me while I'm there.
When did you install long range tanks on your plane?
Ron Smith
KR2SSXL
Buckeye Arizona
mercedesm...@yahoo.com
http://ronsmi
Since moving to Tennessee about 18 months ago I have hardley seen my KR and
have accomplished no work on it. Tonight I poped a KR gathering video in the
DVD player and got my battery recharged. It was sure nice to see KRs zooming
acros the screen and to see all the familiar KR faces. I'm tird o
One good answer now is PVC-KLEGICELL, stronger, shear is 100 times greater than
green or tan urethane.
Actually the original styrofoam used in Eze's was white, a lot of the Q2's had
orange, blue came later.
Larry H.
From: Mark Langford
To: KRnet
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NetHeads,
I've been flying almost every day for the last week, thanks to the gorgeous
weather we've enjoyed in the south. Today I spent some time doing some fuel
economy tests at various speeds, in an effort the find the "drag bucket" for my
plane, and the best speed/rpm for best range. Yeste
I should have mentioned that I like grass because it's very forgiving, and
is perfect for the KR in that there's drag to slow you down when landing,
but it doesn't penalize you on takeoff, since the KR can take off in about
half or a third of the distance it can land in. Grass is good, as long
I land at Moontown and at my father's farm on a grass strip on stock Diehl
gear all the time, and it is simply not a problem at all. But like Sid
said, "how bumpy is bumpy?" I've landed at Brodhead (the Pietenpol mecca)
and swore I'd never do it again, but the Piet guys might feel the same way
Peter,
I have the Diehl main gear and nose gear. I am using a 52 x 52 prop on a VW
2180, Diehl case and Great Plains engine mount. Firewall bolt pattern and
layout is per the RR plans. With the airframe level and 40 psi in the tires
I have 9-inches clearance from the prop tip to the concrete
We have this debate every couple of years, and I believe I've learned from a
previous discussion that there is more than just one type of "blue foam".
One is polystyrene, and fuel will dissolve it quickly. I believe there is
another type that will not, but it's more of an open cell stuff, maybe
Well, that is my opinion. I like a safety margin for things that do go
wrong. From my experience, leaks in the fuel tanks / systems do happen.
-dave
Mark wrote:
>So does this mean that I can use the "blue stuff" for the turtle deck,
>cowling, horizontal and vertical stabilizer and the outer win
Well, that is my opinion. I like a safety margin for things that do go
wrong. From my experience, leaks in the fuel tanks / systems do happen.
-dave
Mark wrote:
>So does this mean that I can use the "blue stuff" for the turtle deck,
>cowling, horizontal and vertical stabilizer and the outer win
> If I had it to do over I would use
>the blue foam (hot wired) for all the flying and control surfaces. I think
>that would prevent most of the delaminations we see with the urethane foam
>surfaces.
I used the blue foam in my tail surfaces. After hours of sanding I swore off
the blue foam and
So does this mean that I can use the "blue stuff" for the turtle deck,
cowling, horizontal and vertical stabilizer and the outer wings, but not
anywhere that fuel could get on the foam?
Thanks
Mark W
N952MW (res)
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I guess Ken Rand didn't know what he was talking about then, even though
his plans are still for sale... And Burt stopped selling his plans
decades ago, so I'm thinking he knew what he was doing.
That's the nice thing about experimental - we are all free to do as we
please. I have a friend wit
Dave wrote: "Now, if it was a glider or only had the header tank, yes Blue
would be good."
You neglecting the fact that every Vari and Long Eze ever built has blue
foam wings that are adjacent to the tanks built in the strakes without any
catastrophic effects that I know about. If I had it to do
Hi Peter,
I take it you will not have any fuel in your wings ? The header tank
sure has limited duration and it is outside the CG range for much
changing capacity if you were thinking of expanding it. I certainly
would not bet my life on there never ever being any fuel spilled /
leaking from w
Dave
Yes I have used it throughout the wings and tail. I know its not called for
in the plans. I took this project over from a friend who had already planned
to use the blue. He is a glider man and they use it a lot. I have also been
looking at the construction of the Europa which also uses it v
Robin
I am using the Dr Dean hinges on the rudder, and the engineer expressed
concern that the lateral forces on the rod end needed to be resisted.
Thoroughly over the top, but a small price to pay. I am going to have to
seal the inside of the blocks very carefully to avoid them being a corrosio
Hi Barry
I agree with you. However we operate in a very different environment here
and these blocks were specified by the chief engineer of the LAA, so I had
no choice but to comply. The inspector is just there to check that it has
been done as specified.
Peter
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