KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Barry Kruyssen
3, 2003 12:34 PM Subject: Re: KR>Dihedral Question > Bob Glidden wrote: > > > I have a set of the gear brackets you made up and they are great.I forget > > how much exactly,but they do weigh less then the Diehl brackets...And they > > look great on the taller spar... > &

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Scott Cable
Gavin & Colin, Colin is correct about starting the Dihedral at BL0.0 as opposed to starting the dihedral somewhere outboard. I'm not a loads engineer, but I did a "sanity " check with one here at work. Here are some issues that you may encounter by starting the dihedral at BL0.0: 1.)Kick Loads.

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Justin
. Justin - Original Message - From: "Scott Cable" <s2cab...@yahoo.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:04 AM Subject: KR>Dihedral Question > Gavin & Colin, > Colin is correct about starting the Dihedral at BL0.0 > as oppose

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Scott Cable wrote: > So to answer Gavin's question, yes, there are plenty > of low wing aircraft with the dihedral starting at the > center. There are far and above many more examples of > low wing aircraft where the dihedral starts outbd of > the center, reasons for which are stated above. I

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Scott Cable
The original message was subject line: Spar and glue. and was the response from Colin Rainey dated 14 Sep 2003. The intent of my message was advocating the dihedral outboard of the fuselage. --- Mark Langford wrote: > Scott Cable wrote: > > > So to answer Gavin's question,

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2008-10-12 Thread William Clapp
- Original Message - From: Scott Cable <s2cab...@yahoo.com> To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 2:45 PM Subject: Re: KR>Dihedral Question > The original message was subject line: Spar and glue. > and was the response from

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
If you are considering starting the wing dihedral at the fuselage instead of the wing attach fittings as called for in the plans and are using the Diehl type gear, the wing dihedral angle will carry through to the camber of you main gear wheel. You will have to shim or modify the attach

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Larry wrote: > If you are considering starting the wing dihedral at the fuselage > instead of the wing attach fittings as called for in the plans and > are using the Diehl type gear, the wing dihedral angle will carry > through to the camber of you main gear wheel. You will have > to shim or

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread robert glidden
.net> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 8:13 PM Subject: Re: KR>Dihedral Question > Larry wrote: > > > If you are considering starting the wing dihedral at the fuselage > > instead of the wing attach fittings as cal

KR>Dihedral Question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Bob Glidden wrote: > I have a set of the gear brackets you made up and they are great.I forget > how much exactly,but they do weigh less then the Diehl brackets...And they > look great on the taller spar... I really can't take credit for that one. That was Dr. Dean's "product". We probably got