KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal

This past weekend I removed the Spray Lat coating on the Plexiglas canopy on my KR-2. I had heard and read all manner of horror stories about leaving the coating on too long and how difficult to impossible this task was going to be. Sure enough after a couple hours of tedious picking at the

KR> forget me nots and plenum

How about this approach for cooling a Type 1 VW? The 2180 VW is from Great Plains Aircraft Supply. The inlets are homebuilt fiberglass and the ducts that attach to the cylinders are standard stock VW cylinder cooling shrouds ($23 per pair from a local speed shop) with some trimming to fit up to

KR> Conditioning Brake Pads

I never had to pay much attention to this, but now that I am transitioning to owner/maintainer, I have to get it straight. My previous understanding from any and all who cared to give me a straight answer, was: Glazed brake pads needed to be roughed up or replaced. Now I find the Cleveland Brake

KR> Young Eagles Flights

EAA International Young Eagles day is Saturday June 13, 2009. Does anyone fly Young Eagles in their KR-2? Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net

KR> RE: Stick Force Meter

At 10:51 AM 6/2/2009, you wrote: >I have a stick force meter manufactured by Brooklyn Tool and Machinery >Co. Inc., New York, NY. The unit is all mechanical, reads in >half-pound increments >on a dial gauge to max 50 pounds and has a peak reading hold >feature. >Sid Wood

KR> RE: stick force meter

> > My wife recently bought me a gizmo to weigh my bag before I come back over > from here (I didn't want to bring my 10-pound 400 lb scale that I bought for > weight and balances), and it's only $15-$20 (at least that's what you would > admit). Last night I was trying to figure out what else I

KR> RE: Keeping it outside?

>What happens if the wood gets wet? Dj, The wood rots when it gets wet. Keep it dry and it will last well beyond your lifetime. To keep it dry, seal every part of the wood that comes in contact with air including plywood and spruce inside the fuselage, wings, inside the spar boxes, firewall

KR> Jet Engine for KR

I came across an article in the yet2.com Technology Marketplace Report for a small jet engine invention advertised to be suitable for light sport, ultralight and experimental aircraft applications. The prototype is shown installed on a trike. I suppose that would take some major redesign to fit

KR> WAF and Spar Testing

At the 2008 Gathering, who had the WAF and Spar testing rig with the massive I-beam and jack? Is the jack calibrated for pounds force and the rig still available? I have acquired an early KR-2 project with materials to build a wing spar. A set of main spar WAFs are also needed. Perhaps we can

KR> RE: O2 gauge

The Innovate Motor Sport system of air/fuel gauges all use the Bosch LSU4.2 5-WIRE wide-band O2 sensor http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16134 =250=1 At $79 for the sensor, this seems pricey for a component you may have to replace every 100 hours or so if you burn

KR> Wing Rotation Jig

As promised a few weeks ago, here are two views of my wing rotation jig that I used to hold the wings for finish construction and painting. The root is mounted using the WAFs attached to 2-inch aluminum angle bolted to a scrape of 1/2" plywood. A 1/2" bolt goes through the plywood and into another

KR> RE: O2 Gauge

The Cyberdyn O2 gauge item # 39004 on the Eckler's Corvette page is advertised to connect to the factory oxygen sensor. The factory oxygen sensors are usually narrow band units; this means the output goes from 0 to 1.0 volts full scale. The oxygen sensor that Mark Langford shows on his web site

KR> Gascolator Location

I have pondered and procrastinated for several months on the ideal location for a gascolator. I had even considered not putting one on at all. Knowing that this relatively heavy chunk would be the last-ditch defense against universal water intrusion, it had to be low-point in the fuel system for

KR> RE: Temporary partial loss of power

Installation of a mixture meter would tell you immediately what your mixture actually is. http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/o2meter/ Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net - Original Message - From: Mark Moody To: kr...@mylist.net

KR> RE: Tri-gear Prop Ground Clearance

Glen, I converted N6242 from conventional plans-built retracts to fixed tri-gear using Dan Diehl standard mains and nose gear. Gear installation is per Diehl instructions. Have 11x4.5-5 Lamb (Shin) for mains and 3.4x3.0-5 on the nose. Engine is a stock Great Plains 2180 VW with 3/4-inch spacers

KR> What Makes Airplanes Fly

It has taken quite a while for me, not being the sharpest tack in the box, to figure out what makes airplanes fly. Aerodynamics you say! No...that may help, but that's not the main reason. Of course: Horsepower - the more, the better! You can make a barn door fly with enough horsepower!

KR> RE: Wing Painting

Barry, I made a rotisserie for my wings. I bolted two aluminum angles to the WAFs. These were then bolted to a piece of 1/2-inch plywood. I drilled a 1/2-inch hole in the plywood about where the wing CG might be and bolted that to another piece of plywood that was in turn screw-nailed to a

KR> Lubricating Oil Expected Life

I found this tip on the Reliabilityweb.com site. Lubrication Tip, Rule of Thumb: The service life of petroleum based oil is specified as 30 years @ 85 degrees F (30 degrees C) 15 Years @ 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) 3 months @ 212 degrees F (100 degrees C) For every 10 degrees F (10 degrees C)

KR> RE: Cooling ducts

Wayne, The duct construction was similar to the method Mark Langford used and describes on his website. http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/plenum/index.html http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/index.html This is a variation of the lost wax molding method. Mark bolts his ducts

KR> RE: Still Here KR Cowling

Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com > Hello Glenn, > > Just to let you know I haven't run off with the cowling. Hope your > cleaning out your shop is going well so you can get the KR in there. > I have completed a practice mold on another item ready for the lay > up. When

KR> RE: Gas Struts

springs start to push the canopy down. That's so the canopy will stay shut sitting on the ramp without having to latch it. As Larry often says: "Your results may vary." Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville,MD,USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com >I want to use gas struts for the can

KR> RE: Mixture Meter

switch to select which bank. Photos not yet available. Dave Goodman 6. Same as Mark Langford. Sid Wood 7. Same as Mark Langford. Contact Sid Wood off line for a copy of the PowerPoint that has the same info as above. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> RE: Mixture Meter Presentation

Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> Mixture Meter Presentation - Call for Inputs

The Mixture Meter presentation done at the 2008 Gathering needs to be updated. In that presentation were two examples of mixture meter/O2 sensor installations. I have already updated the available new technology that I know of. If you are planning, have installed and/or have flight time using a

KR> RE: CHT Probe Location

ach other. In this >location, you put the sender against the head, and re-torque the nut to 18 ft. >lbs. Temp should run about 300 to 320ºF on climb and about 275 to 290ºF in >cruise. >Steve >Great Plains Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com >

KR> RE: Nuts and bolts

Mechanicsville. MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com >...The wheel attached to the landing gear main has four bolts with fiber lock nuts, is this acceptable?... IHS PatS Seminary, MS

KR> RE:KR Gathering 2009

Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> CHT Probe Location

the CHT probes under head bolts, would the entire set of head bolts need to be re-torqued or just the one bolt with the probe? Does it matter which brand of engine for the above considerations? Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com Mark Langford wrote

KR> Wankel Engines

gine would fit a KR-2? Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> RE: build shop [legality]

. Suggest you contact your local FAA Flight Safety District Office (FSDO) if you have questions on the 51-percent rule. They will eventually have the final say on your airworthiness application. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com -Original Message

KR> RE: Progress?

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KR> RE: Hingeless Ailerons

on both wings during high speed flight would provide reflexed ailerons for enhanced performance. Do you think that would work? Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com >...about hingeless ailerons? The hinge is replaced with a flex-plate made of 0.016" 6061-

KR> Re: Nitride Treatment Obsolete

Try this link: http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20081125A5 Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.wood at l-3com.com >Help -The link does not work for me. I've tried it several times. Solly Melyon-Mgr >Found this on the NASA

KR> Nitride Treatment Obsolete

sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> Water Intrusion

on its own? Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> RE: vinylester

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KR> RE: Financing a KR2

>Does anyone know a lender who would finance a KR2? Try http://www.airfleetcapital.com/experimentalaircraftloans.asp They are endorsed by EAA. Sid Wood, Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> RE: help with aileron linkage (John)

http://67.183.105.62/index.html Is there anything wrong here? John, The aileron bell crank hinge bolt needs a castle nut and cotter key. (Bolt is subject to possible rotation during use.) Sid Wood, KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA

KR> RE: Question on landing gear and canopy

>Id like to replace the retractable >undercarraige with a fixed one. Alan, Here is how I replaced the retract with fixed Diehl gear. I used the Great Plains 5-point VW engine mount. Net weight reduction including the nose gear is 6 pounds.

KR> Canopy coating

Can anybody remember or have first hand experience if you can use the coating on a canopy for masking for paint?? Lee Van Dyke Lee, The solvents in some paints will attack the coating and get to the Plexiglas. This will leave a permanent haze on the Plexiglas. Also you may have pin holes in the

KR> RE: Wing Tanks

...about using 5" irrigation tube for wing tanks, Robin, Problems with using long skinny pipes for fuel tanks are: It is difficult to impossible to install a fuel gauge that will make any sense and our FAA airworthiness inspectors will insist that each tank be fitted with a fuel gauge. However,

KR> Glue Joints not holding

...a uniform white paste was created Brad Payne www.n494bp.com bradleyspa...@gmail.com Brad, Sounds like you are mixing up micro spheres (balloons). That would not be suitable as structural glue. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com

KR> Wing tie downs

I made brackets from .090" 6061 T6 to hold Bull Rings (after market pickup truck tie downs http://www.bullamerica.com/ ). These are rated by the vendor for 1000 pounds. The bracket is bolted to the upper and lower spruce caps of the forward spar about 2 feet from the wing tip. Access to the

KR> Safety check item

Joe, On my nose strut, I could not tighten the AN4 bolts enough to squeeze the firewall bracket tight on the strut. There was always a little tiny wiggle. With weight on the nose wheel there was no detectable wiggle. Weight on wheels to weight off wheels cycles plus rough ground taxi will

KR> Wheel Pants

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KR> Force One Prop Hub For Sale

I have a Great Plains Aircraft Supply Force One Prop Hub for sale. The Hub uses the standard 3-degrees taper for a VW-2180 type I crank. Includes bolt, washer, cotter key and prop crush plate. New, never used. $75.00 for the set plus shipping. Compare on the GPASC site at $150. Contact me off

KR> Force One Prop Hub For Sale

>I have a Great Plains Aircraft Supply Force One Prop Hub for sale. The hub has been sold. Thank you for your interest and help. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2, N6242, Mechanicsville, MD, USA smwood at olg.com

KR> KR-2 Building Progress

This past weekend, after 5 years waiting, I removed N6242 from captivity on the rotisserie and put it back on the floor with shiny new paint, lots of wiring and pumped up tires. (It suddenly is starting looking really kind of small and vulnerable.) Next up is the nose gear and 2180 VW; these

KR> 2lb. Foam

I think you are referring to Styrofoam. The difference is the aircraft grade is guaranteed to not have any voids or lumps. That is kind of important when you are doing hot-wire cutting. If you are talking Urethane foam, don't do any hot-wire work. The urethane puts out a toxic gas when it

KR> T'was right before Christmas

I composed this for our EAA chapter Christmas party 2005. Instead of our usual Chinese gift exchange, everyone pulled their chairs up in a close circle with their present on their lap. The narrator read the poem aloud. Each time the word "left" or "right" was spoken everyone simultaneously would

KR> Boat

John Godwin wrote: >> I have spent so much time making sure this KR is as perfect as I can make it, it has slowed down my building. I hope I have gotten over being such an overly perfectionist person and can get on with the building. I don't know if I am the only one who spent 4 months

KR> Resin Shelf Life

Last week I mixed some West System epoxy and cotton flox to anchor the brass 6-32 screw heads for my Dynon mag compass sensor. The 105 Resin and 206 Hardener had been sitting on the work bench with the dispenser pumps left in the cans for 2 years plus. Shop temperature had ranged between 45

KR> Nose Gear Parts

sville, MD USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com The TR100-22 is the nose wheel tire. It is the only one that will work with Diehl nose gear. The wheel he needs for it is an AZUSA 5" aluminum wheel part # AZ-1144. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Web site: www.flykr2s.com Mailto:flyk...@wi.rr.com J