KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
>My second observation was that the static port is located on the fuselage >side behind the pilot. Has anyone used this location for the static port? My >thoughts are that this would be a low pressure area??? >Dene Collett + In this case, there

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
r...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:15 PM Subject: KR> 2 pitot questions > > >My second observation was that the static port is located on the fuselage > >side behind the pilot. Has anyone used this location for the static port? My > >thoughts are t

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Then, where to put it? The RV kit says to put it behind the cabin. I am sure that Dana can translate the RV position to KR for us. We were going to do as Mark J. suggests, until the long thread on this subject convinced me to locate it outside. I had it just behind the cabin, in the boat, on

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Stephen Jacobs
>>> Why could we not just terminate the static lines within the >>> fuselage. REMEMBER - if your ASI /VSI /Alt does funny things, the static vent may be iced over. Breaking the glass on any one of these will effectively provide venting to the cabin (for all of them). Think about it today, so

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread larry severson
>REMEMBER - if your ASI /VSI /Alt does funny things, the static vent may >be iced over. Breaking the glass on any one of these will effectively >provide venting to the cabin (for all of them). Think about it today, >so that if it ever happens, you will already know which one you are >prepared

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread jehayw...@aol.com
In a message dated 4/13/2004 4:07:25 AM Mountain Daylight Time, da...@alltel.net writes: > We were going to do as Mark J. suggests, until the long thread on this > subject convinced me to locate it outside. I had it just behind the cabin, > in the boat, on the Little Beast. Was it in

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ross Youngblood
@wi.rr.com > Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html > > > - Original Message - > From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Monday, April 12,

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
> > Was it in Tony Benglis' book about placing it > in the same location as the pitot tube? > Jim Hayward Page 74 of the KR2 plans give you all the info you need and a drawing of the pitot/static tube. This setup seems to

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ray Fuenzalida
To continue with this theme, my pitot tube is loctaed at the top of the vertical stablizer. I'll try to start getting some photos set up. Ray --- jehayw...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/13/2004 4:07:25 AM Mountain > Daylight Time, > da...@alltel.net writes: > > > We were going to do as

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread jehayw...@aol.com
In a message dated 4/14/04 9:39:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ray_pi...@yahoo.com writes: << To continue with this theme, my pitot tube is located at the top of the vertical stablizer. >> Propwash doesn't affect it? Jim Hayward Rapid City, SD

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ray Fuenzalida
Don't know. It's not finished yet. I will keep that in mind though. --- jehayw...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/14/04 9:39:27 PM Mountain > Daylight Time, > ray_pi...@yahoo.com writes: > > << To continue with this theme, my pitot tube is > located at the top of the > vertical

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ross Youngblood
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:38:40 -0700 (PDT), Ray Fuenzalida wrote: > To continue with this theme, my pitot tube is loctaed > at the top of the vertical stablizer. I'll try to > start getting some photos set up. > Ray That's actually a pretty good spot! Lots of sailplanes

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Orma Robbins
<< To continue with this theme, my pitot tube is located at the top of the vertical stablizer. >> Ray besides propwash, another factor to consider is the airflow during the time close to stall when the nose is high and the tail is low such as landing. This could affect the airspeed that you

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
Message - From: "Ross Youngblood" <ross...@operamail.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:10 AM Subject: Re: KR> 2 pitot questions > On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:38:40 -0700 (PDT), Ray Fuenzalida > <ray_pi...@yahoo.com&g

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ronald Metcalf
net" <kr...@mylist.net> >Subject: Re: KR> 2 pitot questions >Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:06:37 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time) > >? The RV kit says to put it behind the cabin. I am sure >that Dana can translate the RV position to KR for us. > > > >We were going t

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ray Fuenzalida
quot;KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:10 AM > Subject: Re: KR> 2 pitot questions > > > > On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:38:40 -0700 (PDT), Ray > Fuenzalida > > <ray_pi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > To continue wit

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Dene Collett (SA)
Hi again gang, I had the oppertunity yesterday to take a good look at a Lancair360 and saw two things that interested me. On the landing gear (retract) they do not make use of the conventional squat switch using a microswitch mounted somewhere on the retract mechanism but use of a pressure switch

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
To: krnet Subject: KR> 2 pitot questions Hi again gang, I had the oppertunity yesterday to take a good look at a Lancair360 and saw two things that interested me. On the landing gear (retract) they do not make use of the conventional squat switch using a microswitch mounted somewhere on the retr

KR> 2 pitot questions

2008-10-12 Thread Ron Eason
<dene.coll...@telkomsa.net> To: "krnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:06 PM Subject: KR> 2 pitot questions > Hi again gang, I had the oppertunity yesterday to take a good look at a > Lancair360 and saw two things that interested me. On the land