KR> Throttle cables

2015-03-04 Thread Herbert Fürle
Thanks god the rotax 912 does'nt need a mixture mechanic,only a choke cable! After 15 years using a push-pull friction knob on my Kitfox I made a simple throttle quadrant with bowden cables ,very comfortable and quick to use. Herbert F?rle, German Kr Hier ist ein Link zu ?P1040875.JPG? in

KR> Spar and WAF stress analysis

2015-02-24 Thread Herbert Fürle
the conclusion of the German Test of the Kr Spar and WAF's calculated by Otto Bartsch is: Any reliable built Kr with a MTOW of 1050 pounds is a 4,2 G's plane with a 1,45 safety factor,or a 3,8 G 's x 1,6 plane! Otto Bartsch assured me,that the calculation was carried out somewhat cons

KR> center spar analysis

2015-02-22 Thread Herbert Fürle
Hello netters,over here in Germany ,I had to do a spar and WAF load test for my Kr. Mr. Otto Bartsch from the OUV(the German association for experimentals and a aerodynamic ingeneer at Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm (MBB) did a very simple but efficient Job.To demonstrate the strength of the spars

KR> Landing Speeds

2015-02-18 Thread Herbert Fürle
...thanks Colin for the pretty good youtube sequenzes- very educational and motivational ! The manner how you will land the Kr is called in Germany as "Lufthansa landings".That goes back as Lufthansa still Ju 52, DC3 and other tailwheeler planes used. My Altiport instructor in the Swiss Alp

KR> Taxi testing

2015-02-04 Thread Herbert Fürle
...I'm absolutely the opinion of Marks recommendations! Any theories,which can be read in books and magazines are good for the head but not for the hands.Therefore,it is essential to coordinate theory and practice.As Mark said,it is very controversial to find a suitable human/Pilot. Before I

KR> Fuel injection-megasquirt

2015-01-29 Thread Herbert Fürle
this Bing carb. are standard carbs on Rotax 912 Engines (very successful!!) They are also used on BMW motorcycles. Beside my Kr ,I restored a Pelican Ul with a Global half VW engine and replaced the old Stromberg cadb. and mounted a Bing carb. Works fine ! Herbert Fuerle German Kr Von mein

KR> Hours to build

2015-01-26 Thread Herbert Fürle
..400$ and 40hours? - Even a miracle needs more time! I built mine from scratch,nearly finished- appr. 2300 hours +. I think with prefab. parts ( it depends how many of them) it could be done in 650 to 1000 hours. Herbert Fuerle German Kr2s Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> KR-2S cabin width

2015-01-07 Thread Herbert Fürle
I'm a 185 pounder and 5'10" high and I fit (with a "cloned " passenger )resonable comfortable in my 40" wide Kr! When I widened my fuselage ,I put back the 40" to the shoulder area.Therefore I had to put back the straight line of the longerons a little ( 10-12 inch). Therby,making the turt

KR> Kr Plans

2015-01-06 Thread Herbert Fürle
..Randy Moore offers his Kr Plans for 3000.00? Is it possible that the decimal dot is on the wrong place ? I think one left is ok. Herbert German Kr Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> iMonitor App

2015-01-05 Thread Herbert Fürle
Oscar,.what a good idea! I remember when Mark visited Germany and I watched his pictures, he posted on his site.But unfortunately it did'nt worked out to meet him at my home. How ever,when any one plans to visit Germany ,especially Bavaria ,let me know! I'm proud to show you the" hot spots"

KR> iMonitor App

2015-01-03 Thread Herbert Fürle
I use my iPad mini(64 GB) very successful for navigation with the Air Navigation Pro app installed.It works very fine with the extern Gps receiver GNS 2000.I read Mark Langford's post with the description of the imonitor app and I'm very interested to install it on my iPad.I searched

KR> Bellyboard

2014-12-31 Thread Herbert Fürle
any Test,however it is performed,gives a lot of informations! The aerodynamic principles are always the same ,also in the case of the hot" bellyboard -drag" discusion.For me it's important the location of the board and I think the place underneath the rearspar is very well chosen ( far enou

KR> Bellybrake

2014-12-29 Thread Herbert Fürle
..my bellyboard turns down to about 80 deg. and after talking to some aerodynamicists and some practical trials I decided to let the board without holes. The tests I made are very simple.I took a foamsheet ( 1 meter x 1 meter x 5 mm) ,fixed 5 strings to the edges and the center with a w

KR> To all netters

2014-12-23 Thread Herbert Fürle
Merry christmas and a healthy and peaceful new year and of course countless save landings to the whole Kr family, Herbert Fuerle German kr2s Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> ...to read posts from prior years

2014-12-08 Thread Herbert Fürle
.I don'nt know what I have to do ,to read posts from prior years! Any help is welcome, Kindly regards,Herbert Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> Jabiru's in Kr2s.

2014-12-01 Thread Herbert Fürle
...I made a very simple calculation : 1100 rpm's comply with about 52 mp/h,when you use a 54 inch Prop.I supose, your approaching speed on short final is about 25-30 more. That means, with the powersetting you use at the final,the prop does'nt produce thrust,he'll brake you. Maybe a naive

KR> Bellybrake

2014-11-30 Thread Herbert Fürle
...Can anyone of the experienced "bellybrakers"explane ,what kind of bellybrake are the most efficent brake is. .Is it useful to make holes in the brakeshield or not ? what is the most efficent deploying angle of the board ? My bellyboard is mounted just under the rearspar and actu

KR> Pressure testing my wing tanks

2014-11-27 Thread Herbert Fürle
when all this methodes does'nt help fill the tank with lipo-batteries and switch to electro-flying! HF. Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> VG's on my Kr

2014-11-25 Thread Herbert Fürle
...the reason way I plan to install VG's on my Kr is to prevent loosing aileron effectivety in some worse flying situations. For example,when you must handle a forced landing after an enginefailure,or you approaching a short airfield with a small pattern.I think it's always an adventure to hav

KR> Probably a simple way to lower the stallspeed

2014-11-25 Thread Herbert Fürle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYl2gLwLnwA I will do that on my Kr in the area of the alerons toward the wingtips and probably on the bottom of the HS. Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> Subscribe for posting to to the list

2014-11-25 Thread Herbert Fürle
Von meinem iPad gesendet

KR> Weight of 5048 wing vs. 5046 Noob questions

2011-01-23 Thread herbert fürle
when you make a weight calculation for the wings,I think it does'nt matter what kind of airfoil you use for your kr .( I approve all thoughts of Mark Langford's reply).A very important point is the choice of the wood what you use for the spars, or the entire airframe.(you know that Sitka Spr

KR> VE layup

2011-01-17 Thread herbert fürle
hello netters,i am not sure that put on peel ply as the final layer to reach a smooth surfaces is the best, or a good solution.A employee of Schempp-Hirth,the famous glidermanufacturer,told me that they use only peel ply in areas where aditional layers are connected ,after the layups before are

KR> RE: Canopy Gluing- Epoxy

2010-12-30 Thread herbert fürle
Hello netters,Michel Colomban,the designer of the "Cri-Crii" and the famous "BanBi" made intesive test with his bubble to frame connection and resumed ,that no screws or rivets are necessary to connect his bubble (polycarbonat) to his alu-tube frame. He simply takes the elasticbonder which is

KR> Rectangular boat building

2010-12-28 Thread herbert fürle
...beside all the discribed adventures,a big adventure is,not to get a "Banana-boat---and the aerodynamics improve in the wingroot to the fuselage area(you can keep the radius very small--ie.1/2inch or less)

KR> Ailerons

2010-12-12 Thread herbert fürle
..can anyone tells me the average counterweight of a plansbuilt aileron balancearm for the new 16% airfoil wing? Thank's Herbert Fuerle

KR> Reminiscences

2010-12-07 Thread herbert fürle
Hello Kr-family,does anyone of you kowes Roy Marsh and David Christensen?I had the chance to meet both of them(Roy Marsh at sun'n fun,David Christensen later on at Oshkosh) and all two gave me the inspitation for building my Kr.I've never heared something from these two fellows.Further I know th

KR> mmicro balloon

2010-12-05 Thread herbert fürle
When I have done the bodywork on my Kr I've got the best results by mixing resin and micro ballons (no matter what epoxy-resin you use)at first, to a very dry mixture(no chance to squeeze on to the surface).Then add "household- alcohol"(in germany it is called Spititus-about 90-95% alcohol)to g

KR> testmessage

2010-12-05 Thread herbert fürle
only a test mssage from Herbert Fuerle

KR>Need help on the best epoxy to use with micro balloons.

2010-12-04 Thread herbert fürle
When I have done the bodywork on my Kr I've got the best results by mixing resin and micro ballons (no matter what epoxy-resin you use)at first, to a very dry mixture(no chance to squeeze on to the surface).Then add "household- alcohol"(in germany it is called Spititus-about 90-95% alcohol)to g

KR> (no subject)

2010-12-01 Thread herbert fürle