KR> Re: Inspection

2009-02-08 Thread smwood
Peter, I have the Diehl main gear and nose gear. I am using a 52 x 52 prop on a VW 2180, Diehl case and Great Plains engine mount. Firewall bolt pattern and layout is per the RR plans. With the airframe level and 40 psi in the tires I have 9-inches clearance from the prop tip to the concrete

KR> Re: Inspection

2009-02-08 Thread Dave Arbogast, CISSP
ause my budget could not stretch to it. >Peter >- Original Message - >From: "Dave Arbogast, CISSP" >To: "KRnet" >Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:17 AM >Subject: Re: KR> Re: Inspection > > >Did you use styrofoam any place else in your plane ?

KR> Re: Inspection

2009-02-08 Thread Peter Drake
BID where it rests on the main ribs. I didn't use carbon fibre because my budget could not stretch to it. Peter - Original Message - From: "Dave Arbogast, CISSP" To: "KRnet" Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:17 AM Subject: Re: KR> Re: Inspection Did you use

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2009-02-07 Thread Dave Arbogast, CISSP
Did you use styrofoam any place else in your plane ? Its not called for in the plans. Also, do you think 1 layer of BID on either side will support 1,500 pounds ? Several guys has posted nice seats made with carbon fiber, -dave > <>...I have also been making the seat, with blue styrofoam and a

KR> Re: Inspection

2009-02-07 Thread Darren Crompton
> > I have been looking at the Deihl gear, however it > looks a little short for operating out of bumpy farm strips. Does anyone > know if they do it with longer legs to avoid prop strikes? > Hi Peter. ML added extended gear leg bottom brackets. http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kgear.html It's a

KR> Re: Inspection

2009-02-07 Thread Peter Drake
? Peter Drake Hereford UK - Original Message - From: "smwood" To: Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:22 AM Subject: KR> Re: Inspection Peter, Take care not to spill any fuel on the styrofoam; gasoline will dissolve ___ Search the KRne

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2009-02-06 Thread smwood
Peter, Take care not to spill any fuel on the styrofoam; gasoline will dissolve styrofoam. Vinyl ester resin will also dissolve styrofoam. Epoxy is ok for styrofoam. Urethane foam is compatible with gasoline. If you are going to make composite fuel tanks, suggest you use urethane foam and vin

KR> Re: inspection

2008-10-12 Thread ken j grevemberg
Joe, I am building a KR2 and have never dealt with the paperwork. Any suggestions/help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ken Grevemberg 304 Whitewater Lake Road Yamassee, SC 29686 864-944-5722 On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:30:00 -0400 Joseph H Horton writes: > Guy's > Just got done talking to

KR> Re: inspection

2008-10-12 Thread Joseph H. Horton
Ken and all, The first step as I know now is to contact the MIDO. Mine was very helpful and supportive. They sent a package with all the documents and instructions to fill them out. ( I think that Larry had them available at the last gathering also) I found the inspector that I was going to

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2008-10-12 Thread larry severson
At 10:46 AM 6/24/2005 -0400, you wrote: >Joe, >I am building a KR2 and have never dealt with the paperwork. >Any suggestions/help will be greatly appreciated. There is a program called Kitlog. It helps you track all of the building progress, as required, and then fills out the required paperw

KR> Re: inspection

2008-10-12 Thread Joseph H Horton
Guy's Just got done talking to the man that is planning on inspecting my plane next week. To start off with he said that I had the best and most complete paper package he had ever received. So far so good . Thanks to Dan H. and anyone else that I plagiarized information from. That being said he has

KR>Re: Inspection access to WAF's

2008-10-12 Thread Scott Cable
Regardless of the fact that if you choose to or choose not to normalize your WAF's, doesn't mean that you should just install them and forget 'em. Cracks propigate over time and use (load), and since the WAF's are a highly loaded part, don't forget to provide access panels to enable frequ