From: "KR-net users group digest" To: "kr-net digest recipients" Subject: kr-net digest: December 16, 1999 Date: Friday, December 17, 1999 12:18 AM KR-net users group Digest for Thursday, December 16, 1999. 1. Fuselage Width 2. Re: Fuselage Width 3. Re: need info 4. Web-based KRnet Message Database 5. Re: Fuselage Width 6. Re: Web-based KRnet Message Database 7. Knock Knock 8. Re: Fuselage Width 9. Re: need info ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Fuselage Width From: "Louis V. Cressy" Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 8:16:1 X-Message-Number: 1 My dad and I are building a KR2S. This weekend we are going to draw the fuselage onto the work table. The plans do not have that many width dimensions. Does anyone have any measurements that could help us. Thanks Bill Cressy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Fuselage Width From: Mike Mims Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:21:52 -0800 (PST) X-Message-Number: 2 --- "Louis V. Cressy" wrote: > My dad and I are building a KR2S. This weekend we > are going to draw the fuselage onto the work table. The plans do not have that many width dimensions. Louis the plans have all the required dimensions listed. You only need three or four as the longerons just naturally fall into place when the specified areas are held at the dimensions in the plans (kind of a spline thing). Some people add 3 or 4 inches to the two widest points on the fuselage to give themselves a little more cockpit room but if you fit in the standard dimensions I would build it to plans. Actually marking the width on the work table doesn't help much because you can not lay the fuselage flat on the table due to the banana boat syndrome. Build your fuselage sides and when its time to join them cut yourself a couple of plywood formers (temporary bulkheads) to clamp the sides too and then glue in your cross members. Good luck. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: need info From: Bobby Muse Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:10:41 -0600 X-Message-Number: 3 At 06:37 PM 12/12/1999, you wrote: >hello to all. im a builder want to be and am very close to making the leap. >the kr-2 looks promising. im looking for builders and those with already >flying kr's in the san antonio tx area. also would like feed back on cost >of plans built kr2's, hours to build (realistic) and pros and cons of the >kr > thanks > >jimmy > Jimmy, Send me personal email msg by clicking on my 'mailto:' below. Bobby Muse N122B - Wimberley, TX mailto:bmuse@mindspring.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Web-based KRnet Message Database From: "Walter Lounsbery" Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:59:08 -0600 X-Message-Number: 4 I sent this out once, but it did not make the message list for some reason. On Monday, I posted the first small step towards a useful KRnet Message Database. Please check it out and feel free to contribute suggestions: http://www.Lounsbery.com The link to the database is near the bottom of the home page. I plan to revise the home page to improve navigation, which is why all the aviation links are labeled "temporary". I have acquired software to do a fuzzy match on key words (the encoding is called "Metaphone"). This will cut down the processing and storage, which is really large because of small differences in mis-spellings in the messages. I also have to come up with a master list of authors, since many of us post from several different email addresses. Walter Lounsbery POB 54266 Hurst, TX 76054 (817) 285-8520 Walt@Lounsbery.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Fuselage Width From: "Tom Andersen" Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:36:33 -0500 X-Message-Number: 5 Louis, Bear in mind the dimension that matters most in the KR is the width at the shoulders. Even though 38" is the wide point, that's forward near the legs and doesn't help fit the other passenger in more comfortably. Leave the wide point 38" and widen it at the shoulders to 38". It will be the equivalent shoulder room of widening to 42" at the wide point, but without increasing frontal area, plus the premolded canopy and forward deck will fit better. With the wider shoulder measurement, you can't use the premolded turtledeck, but that thing is a cool $1000US with shipping anyway, and is simple to foam up due to no compound curves on it. -Tom Andersen Orlando FL 40" at wide point, wish it was 38" at shoulders. ----- Original Message ----- From: Louis V. Cressy To: KR-net users group Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 12:00 AM Subject: [kr-net] Fuselage Width > My dad and I are building a KR2S. This weekend we are going to draw the > fuselage onto the work table. The plans do not have that many width > dimensions. Does anyone have any measurements that could help us. Thanks > Bill Cressy > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: tomkr2s@t-three.com > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-110995W@telelists.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Web-based KRnet Message Database From: "Cary Honeywell" Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:07:18 -0500 X-Message-Number: 6 Looks really nice. I'll add that link to my own site as part of a KR2 based matrix/table. Makes it easy to find what I need. I'm still improving my own site with more data on the KR2 project here. Mostly words because I have been unable to do much else with the aircraft for almost a year. All I did this summer was re-build part of one wing, and taxi about a bit. If anyone saw the movie "Ben" you may sympathize with me a bit here. On my second taxi test this summer, after having left the KR sit at the airport for the first part of the season, I hit a bump on the taxiway and was immediately covered by hundreds of earwigs! Tends to dampen the enthusiasm a bit, methinks. Anyone got a cure for a bad case of "earwig blight"? - Cary - -Cary Honeywell - Ottawa Ontario Canada caryh@home.com ve3ev@rac.ca Home page http://24.112.208.98/welcome.shtml KR2 area http://24.112.208.98/kr2.htm -----Original Message----- From: Walter Lounsbery To: KR-net users group Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 8:58 PM Subject: [kr-net] Web-based KRnet Message Database >I sent this out once, but it did not make the message list for some reason. > >On Monday, I posted the first small step towards a useful KRnet Message >Database. Please check it out and feel free to contribute suggestions: > >http://www.Lounsbery.com > >The link to the database is near the bottom of the home page. I plan to >revise the home page to improve navigation, which is why all the aviation >links are labeled "temporary". > >I have acquired software to do a fuzzy match on key words (the encoding is >called "Metaphone"). This will cut down the processing and storage, which >is really large because of small differences in mis-spellings in the >messages. I also have to come up with a master list of authors, since many >of us post from several different email addresses. > >Walter Lounsbery >POB 54266 >Hurst, TX 76054 >(817) 285-8520 >Walt@Lounsbery.com > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: caryh@home.com >To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-110995W@telelists.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Knock Knock From: "Cary Honeywell" Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:01:25 -0500 X-Message-Number: 7 Oh yes: I forgot. My KR website is hooked to the light over my desk. Just got the scare of my life a few seconds ago when someone from AOL dropped by. Better turn it off before I lose my eyesight. - Cary - -Cary Honeywell - Ottawa Ontario Canada caryh@home.com ve3ev@rac.ca Home page http://24.112.208.98/welcome.shtml KR2 area http://24.112.208.98/kr2.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Fuselage Width From: "Richard McCall" Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:29:10 -0600 X-Message-Number: 8 Louis, This had me stumped for some time until I realized that the four or so measurements given set up an outline and the rest were simply cut and paste in place. Once I got that together, it went very smoothly. Rich McCall ----- Original Message ----- From: Louis V. Cressy To: KR-net users group Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 12:00 AM Subject: [kr-net] Fuselage Width > My dad and I are building a KR2S. This weekend we are going to draw the > fuselage onto the work table. The plans do not have that many width > dimensions. Does anyone have any measurements that could help us. Thanks > Bill Cressy > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: planecraft@earthlink.net > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-110995W@telelists.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: need info From: "Richard McCall" Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:34:11 -0600 X-Message-Number: 9 Scott, I didn't realize you were that close. Yes I would like to see your project, perhaps after the holidays. Did you see Bobby's post ... he wants to get together with us. Rich McCall ----- Original Message ----- From: To: KR-net users group Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 10:28 PM Subject: [kr-net] Re: need info > Richard, > > I am up your way with the kids soccer games all the time. > > Let me know if you would like to take a look at my project. I am actually in > Pflugerville just North of Austin. > > Regards > Scott > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: planecraft@earthlink.net > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-110995W@telelists.com > > --- END OF DIGEST --- You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: johnbou@ipinc.net To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-110995W@telelists.com