pressure gauge
readings. That is by design in order to prevent having a significant vacuum
leak into the intake manifold should the line to the manifold pressure gauge
fail.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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the case, I
don't think the manifold pressure gauge [vacuum gauge] is going to tell you
much other than your throttle setting for a given altitude.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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Subject: KR> cockpit vacuum gauge
Anyone running a vacuum gauge in their panel. Is it not an indica
was an acceptable practice in the
plans from 45 years ago has been demonstrated to be unnecessary, highly toxic,
and a risk to your health. So why do so if you don't need to?
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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Subject: Re: KR> Melting lead
I have melted lead many times on the stove an
Or you might want to consider using lead shot mixed with epoxy resin and either
flox or milled fibers. Makes it easy to mold to shape cold. Lead is a
distinctly unhealthy material to be melting.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
Subject: KR> Melting lead
First a comment before
on the way by while heading for the
lake and charge you travel time for it on top of their fees. It's a real crap
shoot. However, it is a much better system than what we had prior to the rule
changes in 1980.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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Why do you even need a DAR during
Scott
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Hi All;
I am considering a project in the U.S. that has no documentation whatsoever and
am wondering about DAR inspections.
I want to import this project into Canada and our inspections require a pre
cover (before box spars etc,are closed in) .
What I am wondering is if I
r).
<http://www.apitailwheels.com/products/products.html>
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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I have a glass round tailwheel spring from Stev glover where do I get the
tailwheel assembled to fit that spring. I have s new Matco unit but it seem
very hea
if I was building them today, I would use
4130 for the brackets.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
Hi all,
On this note, I did the 8/32 pan head off-set; results to follow the next
installation:
The next steps for the aileron attachment in the plans call for Flox the
attachment nut, add the counter weigh
or bind the steel screws so tight
that the heads strip. But they do still bind well enough to meet the specs for
a self locking nut.
-Jeff Scott
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Subject: Re: KR> Aileron hinge bolts
Thanks for the advice guys. Jeff, I thought that was an unique Air Force
unsanctioned tr
won't twist out of the floxed mount if you ever have
to remove the aileron.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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I'll be ordering my aileron hardware from Wicks soon. In looking in the book at
10.59. It says to use 8/32 pan head bolts for the aileron hinge. Has anyone had
problems
Clearly you took good notes when you visited my shop! -Jeff Scott
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Cc: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildr...@hotmail.com>
Subject: KR> engine update
Larry: I see your problem immediately. Your hangar is too clean for you to get
any serious work done. I do
very little CG
shift on any given flight. Some people don't like having fuel in the cockpit.
Some of us don't mind having header tanks. That's your call for your own
safety. Not having a header tank in the way makes maintenance behind the panel
easier. Ultimately, it's your call.
-Jeff Scott
span using the templates Mark
provides on his web site.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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> Could you go into further detail about "how" it flew better with a forward
> CG than an aft CG?
Sure, the plane under normal conditions (no baggage) would r
I've never heard of a KR in need of aft ballast. That would be a truly rare KR.
?
?
Sent:?Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 10:50 AM
From:?"Ryan via KRnet"
To:?krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc:?Ryan
Subject:?Re: KR> 0-200 engine mount
To the group,
My KR2 is standard length so a heavier engine brings
/KR/2013_Engine.html>
?
-Jeff Scott
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Sent:?Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 4:41 AM
From:?"Ryan via KRnet"
To:?krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc:?Ryan
Subject:?KR> 0-200 engine mount
I am trying to find out the distance the 0-200 en
Agreed. In normal flight, they don't move much, but if you fly with strong
crosswinds on take off and/or landing, you'll want full throw on the ailerons.
-Jeff Scott
?
?
Sent:?Monday, December 12, 2016 at 1:13 PM
From:?"Mike Stirewalt via KRnet"
To:?krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc
?
Way to go guys.? Glad you're all out flying!
--
Subject:?KR> Pesak and Sylvester KR2Ss
Both Robert Pesak and Mike Sylvester have recently finished up and been
flying their KR2S's, but they didn't make it to the KR Gathering. The
three of us got together today down at
mplicated to drill the holes true on
the same pattern side to side. For that matter, I don't understand why one
wouldn't at least attempt to do so.
-Jeff Scott
Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
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Cc:?"Dean Choitz"
Subject:?KR> engine mount
hate to look to stupid but our local iron supplier has never heard of 4130
iron/steel need to order some material to make a longer mount for cg. question
cg 4 inches from leading ed
they are also sensitive to other induced noises, so in
some installations, they may not be reliable or may require some shielding to
improve reliability.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
--
Dear All,
I find myself in need of a new RPM guage.What kind or type do you use or
recom
uture version.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
-
?I've been using an iPad in the airplane for several years, and am happy
?with it.
I took this advice and purchased the IPad mini because it fits on my panel in a
holder that I built. ? The full ipad would never have fit. I inst
I put him in the wrong country. Yes. Brazil. SkyVector only shows about 50
hrs flight time to get there.
?
?
Pretty sure Buenos Aires is in Argentina :-)
2016-11-22 9:44 GMT+10:00 Jeff Scott via KRnet :
> For those wondering what Eduardo said: See the Google translation below:
>
.
-Jeff Scott
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Friends
And we continue to insist, we are passionate about friendship and build
airplanes, this year we are greeted very kindly by the friends of Aero
Chivilcoy, Bs. As., Where will take place the (link
r weighing. With all the
changes made to the plane over the last 20 years, most of the weight was added
aft. When I weighed it last summer the tailwheel weight was up to 26# with the
plane empty and the leveled for weighing.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM?
?
Where is the
have mounted on the SuperCub and 90 PSI in the tires on my
Motorhome. :o)
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
--
> "I've not had a single flat in 600+ hours except on my new tail wheel
(which I love :-) ). The
tires hold shape and do not show any uneven wear. I on
by
establishing a process or procedure for starting that you do not ever violate.
#1 is, never, ever open the throttle more than just a tiny crack. If it
doesn't start, fix the engine.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
Sent:?Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:07 PM
From:?"jibby212--- via KRnet"
oft they were deforming from the air pressures in flight.
Aluminum tanks are also a good solution.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
could, and for
the last 4 years have been running mogas almost exclusively. I have never had
an issue with the tanks or any degredation of the slosh compound in 20 years
and well over 1100 hrs of service.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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From:?"Ronald Wright via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
S
or
Airworthiness Inspector do a Type Certificate Conformity Inspection to issue a
new Airworthiness Certificate, and the aircraft is once again legal.
?
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
---
?
Subject:?KR> Airworthiness Certificate cancelled or surrendered
I recently saw a KR for sale that was &quo
We have another KR PILOT! Congrats!
>
> I hope this goes through, I haven't seen any KRnet emails in three or four
> days.
>
> I finally flew N236MS today and I am still high on adrenaline from the
> flight. All of the fears and what if's went away as soon as I powered up.
> Even made a
in flight. Had the first
failure not happened, there never would have been a second failure. In both
instances, Emag fixed them post haste at no cost.
FWIW, I am not at all down on the Pmags. However, in my case they have not
lived up to my expectations for maintenance.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos
oks great. What I can see of the fit and finish looks to be
really well done. Congratulations. First flight should be coming up soon!
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos,NM
er cylinder to trap air. I don't suppose you happened to get a
screaming good deal in a set of recalled master cylinders???
<http://cycles.dev03.questus.com/~/media/Recalls/2004-2013%20GSX-R%20Master%20Cylinder%20Recall%20Notice.pdf>
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
-Jeff Scott
ake system, I'd be kind of shooting in the dark.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Dear krnet,
My left master cylinder won't work.
I purchased the bleed kit from Harbor Freight and it works great on the right
brake. ?The left it won't.
I pulled the brakes out of the airplane to test each part independ
That's awesome guys. I'll be there in the SuperCub rather than the KR. (arrive
Thurs, leave Sunday a.m.) See you on the show line! Come use the big wings on
the Cub for some shade. We usually have a good group there with a bunch of
lawn chairs.
-Jeff Scott
?
?
Kim
a bit more aft section of
the canopy to provide a little better head room. If you are trying to use a
stock KR-2 canopy frame, then that might be a bit of a problem.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
lots of photos of the plane and canopy at http://jeffsplanes.com
?
?
Sent:?Thursday, October 06, 2016
build it with the AS airfoil.
?
-Jeff Scott
Subject:?Re: KR> new airfoil modifications
If a person has Diehl wing skin's with the Raf 48 airfoil and mounted
AS5046 rib's, Will the skin's fit?
?
calendar for next year. I'll be the among the first to
commit, "I'll be there in my KR."
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Subject:?KR> 2016 gathering
Let us talk about the KR gathering and what it means to us. I have been to 6 KR
gatherings all in Mount Vernon Illinois. I was
this year.? Had hand surgery
last week, so the pilot is grounded with a broken wing.? :o(? Looking forward
to next year, probably in KC.? But you all have fun this weekend, tip a root
beer for me, and post photos of the new flying machines I haven't had the
privilege to see yet.
?
-Jeff Scott
.
-Jeff Scott
?
Nitrogen is supposed to be better to not slow leak because the molecules
are bigger than regular air. I always took that with a grain of salt
thinking how much of a difference can it make.
A few months ago I helped a neighbor rebuild the nose strut on his 172.
He wanted
wide at .005" and can be as thin as
.002". 321 Stainless starts at .002 x 24" width. If someone wanted to buy a
short roll they could probably supply enough for quite a number of KRs over the
coming years.
-Jeff Scott
?
?
Sent:?Wednesday, September 07, 2016 at 5:12 PM
From:?&quo
for air cooled Wisconson V-4 engines that were used in the
military.? What I don't know is if these had any application for the Aero VW
engines, or possibly in the Franklin engines.? If they do, I'll be happy to
pass them on for what they cost me to buy, which isn't much.
?
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos
of regular fliying with them.?
I've looked them over pretty closely and didn't see any issues other than I'm
not a fan of the small axles, but on a light weight plane like the Sonex and KR
that's usually not a problem.
?
-Jeff Scott
?
Sent:?Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 9:44 PM
From:?"Kenneth Jone
Today's Topics:
1. Re: Smooth Prime problems (Doran Jaffas)
2. Paints (abnd dopes) comparison (Jeff Scott)
3. Facet pumps in series (Craig Williams)
4. Re: Facet pumps in series (Mark Langford)
5. Re: Facet pumps in series (Daniel Heath)
6. Re: Facet pumps in series (Da
an O-200 for reliability, it's going to cost as much to
build as the O-200.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Sent:?Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 6:55 PM
From:?"Mark Langford via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
Cc:?"Mark Langford"
Subject:?Re: KR> Kr2s Engine?
"Stan" wrot
an be a real problem because it is
disassembled and reassembled regularly, so it's easy to have an air seep on
occasion.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
Here is a picture of my first layout of my duel facet fuel pump design. ?I got
it from flycorvair.com. ?I ended up with something diferant with th
what town I'm near.? No
more jumping out of the cockpit and looking at the phone book at the pay phone
to see where I actually landed.? Things are much different now days.
?
?-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
On 8/15/2016 8:22 PM, Paul Visk via KRnet wrote:
> He said the most pilots
> stil
ucer and for clean up rather than chemicals that like to attack your
liver when inhaled or exposed to your skin.
Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
I know just enough about painting to make a really big mess!
?
?
?
?
Sent:?Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 1:30 PM
From:?"Doran Jaffas via KRnet"
To:?KRn
t has been around for a long time and is
well known in the pilot community. A little patience will probably go a long
ways.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
> HI I am having trouble with buying a kit from rst engineering
> paid 3 weeks ago
> sent 2 emails about when it is to arrive
> never ans
A little patience will probably go a long
ways.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
> HI I am having trouble with buying a kit from rst engineering
> paid 3 weeks ago
> sent 2 emails about when it is to arrive
> never answered my emails
> paid with paypal so did a paypal item purchased
.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
---
Subject:?KR> ADS-B BendixKing by Honeywell
Here is some information that might help your research. If you need a
transponder this King might be a good way to go.
http://www.bendixking.com/Search-Results?searchtext=Ads-b=anyword
Larry H
vs receiving the traffic updates
directly plane to plane.
However, it will work either way. It's only a matter degree as to how well it
works.
-Jeff Scott
---?
My opinion on the ADSB ?is that having the duel band receiver is nice but not
really necessary. ?It is ture, you
+
the cost of a couple of antennas. The version with the AHRS runs a bit more at
$1925. I also hear good reports from those using the Navworx units at a
similar price.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
I have the Open Flight Solutions receiver and it is an awesome piece of
equipment. It does
re is more heat tolerant. But when cost becomes a
consideration, it seems like most everyone has an iPad or Android, so a free
App vs an $800 piece of hardware is hard to beat. And as Mark stated, the
subscription cost is the same. Or, if you run one of each like I do, the
second subscription
?
Please define what an EFB is...
---
EFB = Electronic Flight Bag - Most modern GPS units include all the stuff we
used to carry in our flight bags; Sectionals, WAC Charts, IFR Charts, E6B, etc.
Thus the EFB moniker.
.
-Jeff Scott
?
?
Sent:?Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 9:26 AM
From:?"Larry via KRnet"
To:?krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc:?Larry
Subject:?KR> IFly 740
I do not have one of these but one of my friends just purchased one today at
Oshkosh
$899.00 includes a new series 740 which claims easy see
onger once we get the lead out. The final certification of
unleaded aviation fuel is supposed to occur in 2018 with 100LL going away some
time after as production of the replacement fuel(s) ramps up.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
ame up with exactly the same
answer. The engine is mounted straight and I have a very small amount of trim
set in the tab on the rudder. Just the opposite direction from Mark's Corvair.
-Jeff Scott
to think that one over and
maybe do something about it... some day.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
Dear All,
Let's see if I can take care of some business.I have noticed that many of us
have an air scoop on the bottom of our cowlings. ?Has anyone tried the prefab
scoop that Vans
there is no chance
of you or someone else clicking on it and accidentally upgrading your computer
out of existance. You can also set it to not allow the Win 10 installer back
onto your system, as well as using it to control the overall windows patch
system.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
>. Any idea
Man, I'm thinking 220 wet, a good rubber sanding block, and a bucket of water
are going to be your best friends for a while. :o)? Yep.? You're gonna hate
sanding after working that stuff out. We'll let you sing a solo after this.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
Sent:?Monday, June 20, 2016 at 12
)? Tomorrow the KR goes on the scales to see
how bad I've fouled up the W with the changes this year... and to help me
make a plan to get it right... again.
?
-Jeff Scott
?
Sent:?Friday, June 17, 2016 at 8:00 PM
From:?"Mark Langford via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
Cc:?"Mark Langford"
to show off the area. If any of you are traveling through New
Mexico, I always have hangar space and a spare bed at the house. The offer is
only good through summer of 2017 before I retire and leave this place behind.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
ly looking
at a regulator issue.? The dynamo itself will either work, or it won't.
?
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
Sent:?Monday, June 13, 2016 at 2:02 PM
From:?"Mike Stirewalt via KRnet"
To:?krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc:?laser147 at juno.com
Subject:?KR> Flywheel alternators
Anybody know if t
hardy in real world environments. I
never had my iFly 720 or 740 shut down due to heat, but the Android has quit
twice requiring it to cool for about 30 minutes in front of a vent and out of
the sunlight before it was functional again.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
s.
-Jeff Scott
--
> Does anyone have a muffler on their engine?
I think those are relatively rare in the Experimental world (in the US,
at least). I once installed some "silencers" inside the 1.5" exhaust
pipes on the Corvair (think VW Beetle tailpipe), just b
it for something other than
knocking around in the boondocks. Where I fly the Cub, the ADS-B coverage is
really poor and most of the time I'm below most any other aviation traffic.
-Jeff Scott
?
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Sent:?Wednesday, June 08, 2016 at 2:48 PM
From:?"brian.kraut--- via
Joe,
If you are determined to use DOT brake fluid with Cleveland brakes, I would
recommend using DOT 5 silicone based fluid. DOT 5 will be compatible with both
your master cylinders and your slave cylinders.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Sent:?Sunday, June 05, 2016 at 4:13 PM
From
know if an engineer
would approve this installation, but it has been flying on my KR for 600 hrs
now.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
-
On 5/30/2016 12:00 PM, Frank Hamelly via KRnet wrote:
I want to use a split elevator on my KR and am wondering how to attach the two
halve
till and R product and doesn't have
the millions of hours of history like Slick or Bendix. I will say their
service has been really good. They have never charged me a cent for repairs.
Not even shipping. If I had a mag failure 100 hrs down the road, I'd be buying
a new mag on my nickel.
-Jeff Scott
upgrades.
?
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
?
?
?
wrist pin from an O-235 and a cracked and out of spec case. About
the only thing good in the engine was the gears in the accessory case. It
wasn't a cheap overhaul, but I am so glad I followed my first rule of aircraft
engines; Tear it down and inspect it before you fly!
?
-Jeff Scott
nyone into something that might discourage them from
hosting a Gathering.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Subject:?KR> Fwd: Gathering hats/ shirts
>
>Netters,
>
>If it comes through, here is the embroidery for this years Gathering
>hats / shirts (light blue denim, button up, with poc
?
?
?
>Can someone direct me to a thread about using the Ray Allen trim
>systems on a kr2. I am new to figuring out this whole krnet thing.
>
?
<http://jeffsplanes.com/>
Lots of photos of installing the Ray Allen trim in both my KR and my SuperCub.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
in an accident, but the new
owner walked away.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
?
Lots of other good info available also if you google "faa accident
report kr2". I've often wondered what happened to several KRs I've
seen in the past like Robert Muse's KR , the turbine KR seen at the
Perry, O
e not inexpensive and
require periodic replacement.
?
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Sent:?Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 8:22 PM
From:?"Mark Langford via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
Cc:?"Mark Langford"
Subject:?KR> parachutes
Regarding parachutes, it's worth mentioning that there's never
l legs. I've got 30" Diehl gear legs and I
thickened them a bit. That's my "opinion" based on my
experience. Jeff Scott has the only other set of 30" inch legs and I
don't know if he "thickened" them or not. Mine seemed to be a bit
soft with two pe
battery, etc. It is simply a
much more robust unit. I do carry an Android as a backup and often run them
side-by-side for comparison. While the iFly 740 is preferable over my Android
and clearly superior in a few areas, it isn't by much.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
rather all the
big pieces stay in place. I do recall the severe foot injuries Dan had when
the engine and firewall separated on a hard landing of N4DD at Mt Vernon. He
is not the first I've seen come to a stop with his feet sticking out through
where the firewall used to be.
-Jeff Scott
Los
Sorry for the blank email. I sent a copy of the Rand Robinson O-200 mount
drawings to Stan. If anyone else needs a copy, just drop me an email.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
?
Sent:?Wednesday, May 04, 2016 at 8:43 PM
From:?"Global Solutions via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
Cc:?"G
components.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
?
Sent:?Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8:55 AM
From:?"Paul Visk via KRnet"
To:?"KR EMAIL BOARD"
Cc:?"Paul Visk"
Subject:?Re: KR> Facet fuel pump flare?
Paul ViskBelleville Il?618 406 4705?
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S?
there on 3 studs.
?
Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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Sent:?Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 7:40 AM
From:?"Mike Sylvester via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
Cc:?"Mike Sylvester"
Subject:?Re: KR> O-200
I never could get my O-200 to self prime, I had left the s
If you read the Q under the Facet Pumps on the AS Web site, it states that
the 40108 model has an AN-6 male flare fitting.
-Jeff Scott
-
Sent:?Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 7:55 AM
From:?"brian.kraut--- via KRnet"
To:?KRnet
Cc:?brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com
S
t be about right for your cowl.? Of course you could build the cowl out of
glass.? Then you can shorten your mount 1/2" thanks to the heavier cowl. :o)?
?
-Jeff Scott
?
tailwheel as I have ever owned.
<http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/homebuilder_tailwheel2.php>
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
on the ground, the primary steering is with the
rudder. The cables to the tailwheel will turn the tailwheel a bit just before
the rudder pedal bottoms out. Tight turns are always going to be made with the
brakes anyway.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
my flaps next. Yeah, that will be
something really different
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
with the "new" AS series
airfoil have reported significant performance improvements.
I thought my original test data was lost to time, but thanks to the archives, I
readily located my original post with the testing data from Sept 2, 2000. See
the post and test data below.
Jeff Scott
Los
quires either a new W, or a modification to the existing W In either
case, you have to start out with a measurement from the datum in order to
either update your W, or make a new one. I'll be doing a new W on my KR
again tomorrow after changing out the engine accessories for newer light weight
accessories.
-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
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