KR> OOPS

2021-02-01 Thread George via KRnet
Apologies to one and all. Prior message was meant to be private to Paul, but stuff happens. George -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.ma

Re: KR> test

2021-02-01 Thread George via KRnet
I hear  you,  Paul.  It happens to a lot of us at one time or another.    In my case when younger.   It can be hard to rise above it all but my best advice is don't quit on yourself.   Don't be in a hurry to find another woman to spend your life with, either.  It will either happen naturally  o

Re: KR> KR2 wheels / brakes

2021-02-01 Thread donald january via KRnet
Once off the ground those brakes aren't an issue. On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 9:44 PM shafferj455js--- via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > -I flew my first 70 hours with the Azusa drum brakes. I used a hand > brake lever 18 inches long, mounted to the left side of the fuselage. > Th

Re: KR> test

2021-02-01 Thread ppaulvsk via KRnet
Sorry for not replying. All my KR mail is going to spam again.  Life is upside down with covid, my wife leaving me and my handyman company running me to the ground. When I get back to reality my plan is to move my wings to the basement and finish them. I know my plane won't make this years gathe

Re: KR> KR2 wheels / brakes

2021-02-01 Thread shafferj455js--- via KRnet
-I flew my first 70 hours with the Azusa drum brakes. I used a hand brake lever 18 inches long, mounted to the left side of the fuselage. The handle top was 15 inches above the pivot bolt, and the cable mounting hole was 2 and 13/16 inches below the pivot bolt. No, they would not hold up

Re: KR> Rick Junkin test plan

2021-02-01 Thread Richard Junkin via KRnet
Sage advice from Larry. A test plan is all about risk mitigation. We plan in order to address the known risks and achieve a comfort level with the unmitigated risks we’re choosing to accept. The wise test pilot always gets help from piers in assessing the unmitigated risks. As Larry said, use a

Re: KR> Rick Junkin test plan

2021-02-01 Thread Flesner via KRnet
After reading through Rick Junkin's test plan it was pretty much as I remembered it.  While I don't disagree with a single line in his check list,  my concern is that when a builder looks at the plan, in its 50+ pages, they will be overwhelmed and say "no way can I accomplish all that."  Rath

KR> Extended horizontal tail feathers

2021-02-01 Thread John Gotschall via KRnet
Hi all, I could just remove the existing horizontal stab and elevator (mostly) and rebuild by on the fly engineering to make it wider (8 feet),you know: just wing it. ok (yes those were intentional), seriously this retrofit must have been done a buncha times.. Are there any plans for th

Re: KR> building material?

2021-02-01 Thread Chris Kinnaman via KRnet
Michael, I'm not sure if you're planning to use a PVC or XPS (Is that expanded polystyrene?) in place of plywood as used in the fuselage of the KRs, for example. The plywood is structural in the case of a KR-type fuselage box. In this type of construction the foam is typically used to give sh

Re: KR> building material?

2021-02-01 Thread Michael via KRnet
Greetings At the moment I am still completing the 90% complete, 90% to go stock KR-2 project that I am hoping to finish in the next year to 18 months and then get airborne. The question I asked was more of a theoretical one for a future planned project after this one and because finding some of t

Re: KR> Rick Junkin test plan

2021-02-01 Thread Michael via KRnet
Greetings I successfully opened with LibreOffice (I run Linux on my laptop, not Windows) and have "re-saved" as a .doc and exported as PDF for you. They will exceed the attachment limit so I uploaded to : https://aviation.griffin.co.za/docs/kr2s-test_plan-junkin_lee.doc https://aviation.griffi