From: To: Subject: krnet Digest 17 Jul 2000 16:11:57 -0000 Issue 59 Date: Monday, July 17, 2000 8:13 AM krnet Digest 17 Jul 2000 16:11:57 -0000 Issue 59 Topics (messages 1258 through 1274): Re: KR2S Documentation 1258 by: Mark Langford 1265 by: Richard Parker 1269 by: Donald Reid KR weight 1259 by: Oscar Zuniga FYI Found KR2 on ebay 1260 by: The House of D's Re: Tip-tanks 1261 by: JC Marais 1262 by: larry flesner 1264 by: Donald Reid 1267 by: Eduardo Iglesias Re: KR2 Wing Tanks 1263 by: larry flesner Re: Good news / Bad news (KR2 for sale) 1266 by: Steven Vitrella Re: please read! 1268 by: Robert Moore spar parts 1270 by: BILLJILL tabbert 1271 by: flykr2s.execpc.com 1272 by: Livingstone, Danny (DJ) 1273 by: flykr2s.execpc.com 1274 by: Mike Mims Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:44:57 -0500 To: From: "Mark Langford" Subject: Re: KR> KR2S Documentation Message-ID: <003401bfee7c$02cc44c0$a5f780ce@300emachine> > Rodolfo; Carefull here! I was in the same boat. You not only need a new > manual but you need the revised plans (drawings). You mean there's finally a KR2S manual? I thought there was only the "supplemental" drawings, which leads to lots of confusion (and trashed parts) when you build by the KR2 manual and then discover that the KR2S drawings call for something different. If there's a revised manual, it's long overdue... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama mailto:langford@hiwaay.net see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:19:11 GMT To: krnet@mailinglists.org From: "Richard Parker" Subject: Re: KR> KR2S Documentation Message-ID: I cant remember the last time I even looked at the manual or the drawings. Once you get past the boat stage you can practically throw it away and just use we sites and the krnet for reference. btw anyone have a good way to remove the protective covering on a D-fly canmopy? I picked away for about 10 minutes and got about 2 square inches off. Rich Parker NH > > Rodolfo; Carefull here! I was in the same boat. You not only need a new > > manual but you need the revised plans (drawings). > >You mean there's finally a KR2S manual? I thought there was only the >"supplemental" drawings, which leads to lots of confusion (and trashed >parts) when you build by the KR2 manual and then discover that the KR2S >drawings call for something different. If there's a revised manual, it's >long overdue... > >Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama >mailto:langford@hiwaay.net >see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To post to the list, email: krnet@mailinglists.org >To unsubscribe, e-mail: krnet-unsubscribe@mailinglists.org >For additional commands, e-mail: krnet-help@mailinglists.org > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 08:51:34 -0400 To: krnet@mailinglists.org From: Donald Reid Subject: Re: KR> KR2S Documentation Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000717084955.0095bea0@pop.erols.com> --=====================_2593561==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >btw anyone have a good way to remove the protective covering on a D-fly >canmopy? I picked away for about 10 minutes and got about 2 square inches off. Mine rolled off in fairly large sheets. Try and rub it off, not pull it off. Don Reid mailto:donreid@erols.com Bumpass, Va KR2XL at http://www.erols.com/donreid/kr_page.htm USUA Club 250 at http://www.erols.com/donreid/usua250.html --=====================_2593561==_.ALT-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 10:42:52 PDT To: krnet@mailinglists.org From: "Oscar Zuniga" Subject: KR weight Message-ID: <20000715174252.14482.qmail@hotmail.com> Hello, netters- Since John Bryhan (JEB) sent this direct to me, I'm forwarding it because there are always "what does it weigh?" questions: >So, what's your bird's weight up to these days [with turbo Subaru]? > >The plane went 595 I think, seems like a >150 left main, 150 right main and just about 300 on nose. >I'd put a battery behind the seat, clamped in the instrument >panel, and threw in 4 or 5 coils of wire.. I didn't have a cowling >or prop on it. I didn't have the (way-cool) tailcone. and also the >second battery, I've also added an electric fan for ground ops > >If I weighed it today, I think it might be closer to 650...maybe >even pushin 700. I hope I can bring it in around 700. Of course >you ask Jeff, he'll say 800! And as long as I'm live and on the air, I congratulate Jean Veron for getting his KR back in the air. Hey- it's always good to hear about another KR flying out there! You're cleared for immediate departure VFR to Lake Barkley, no delay; Southwest 747 is on a 3 mile final right behind you ;o) Oscar Zuniga Medford, Oregon mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.geocities.com/taildrags/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:22:26 -0500 To: From: "The House of D's" Subject: FYI Found KR2 on ebay Message-ID: ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BFEE78.DD647DE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit KR2 Kit Plane Item #381460414 As of Saturday afternoon : $152.50 (reserve not yet met) Ends Jul-23-00 08:57:43 PDT ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BFEE78.DD647DE0-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 17:26:25 +0200 To: "Frank Ross" , From: "JC Marais" Subject: Re: KR> Tip-tanks Message-ID: <025f01bfef3a$4dbdf6e0$39b80fc4@jc> From: "Frank Ross" To: Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 3:04 PM Subject: KR> Tip-tanks > Looking at Carlton Blandford's site noticed that ZS > UKU (One of the earliest KR 2) has what looks like > wing tip tanks. Anyone have any experience with how Frank, Those tip tanks were mostly just for looks. The KR is NOT designed for carrying weight on the wing tips. If you need additional tanks, try to locate them in you stub wings. Tanks in the outboard wings will kill you. ZS-UKU is a real beauty. I have a mounted photo of it hanging above my bed. My plane, ZS-VHR is for about the tenth time within a year of completion and flying. JC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:11:56 -0500 To: "JC Marais" ,"Frank Ross" , From: larry flesner Subject: Re: KR> Tip-tanks Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000716121156.008081d0@mail.midwest.net> >Frank, >Those tip tanks were mostly just for looks. >The KR is NOT designed for carrying weight on the wing tips. >If you need additional tanks, try to locate them in you stub wings. >Tanks in the outboard wings will kill you. >JC ===================================================================== JC, The statement "tanks in the outboard wings will kill you" might be a bit of an overstatement. While tip tanks full of fuel could cause some - G loads on hard landings and possibly give you some unwanted yaw and roll forces in flight, I'm not sure they will by design , kill anyone. If you have any personal knowledge or experiance in that area I would like to hear about it. Marty Roberts, for one, has outboard wing panel tanks and he has stressed his KR pretty well at times. To the contrary, fuel in the outboard wing is self-supporting and actually unloads some of the flight loads carried by the wing attach fittings. It doesn't improve aircraft performance because you are still carrying the weight of the fuel but it is not being supported by the attach fittings. Be advised, I am not an engineer. Maybe one of our more knowledgable netter's could help us out here. Larry Flesner (all fuel in the outboard wing, no header tank KR builder) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 18:12:52 -0400 To: From: Donald Reid Subject: Re: KR> Tip-tanks Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000716180330.0094e3d0@pop.erols.com> --=====================_940142==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 12:11 PM 7/16/00 -0500, larry flesner wrote: > >Frank, > >Those tip tanks were mostly just for looks. > >The KR is NOT designed for carrying weight on the wing tips. > >If you need additional tanks, try to locate them in you stub wings. > >Tanks in the outboard wings will kill you. > >The statement "tanks in the outboard wings will kill you" might be >a bit of an overstatement. While tip tanks full of fuel could cause >some - G loads on hard landings and possibly give you some unwanted >yaw and roll forces in flight, I'm not sure they will by design , kill >anyone. ... >To the contrary, fuel in the outboard wing is self-supporting >and actually unloads some of the flight loads carried by the wing >attach fittings. It doesn't improve aircraft performance because you >are still carrying the weight of the fuel but it is not being supported >by the attach fittings. All of the above is reasonably accurate. I personally do not like the idea of tip tanks for the reasons given. Ken Rand's original KR-2 was modified to have the entire outboard wing panel wet between the spars. It would have been on the order of 25 gallons per side (just a rough guess). On mine, the wing tanks are outboard of the wing attachment fittings and between the spars. They are approximately 16 gallons each. The fuel pump is behind the baggage area and will keep a 2.5 gallon header tank full. The excess fuel will overflow back to the wing tanks. The header tank has two float switches. One turns on a red light when the header tank is 0.2 gallons below normal and the other will light when the tank is 0.4 gallons below normal. All of the header tank is useable fuel, so there is enough to find a place to land on a loss of the fuel pump. Don Reid mailto:donreid@erols.com Bumpass, Va KR2XL at http://www.erols.com/donreid/kr_page.htm USUA Club 250 at http://www.erols.com/donreid/usua250.html --=====================_940142==_.ALT-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:50:16 -0300 To: "KR-net" From: "Eduardo Iglesias" Subject: RE: KR> Tip-tanks Message-ID: <00dc01bfefa4$aa26ae80$a41c33c8@EduardoIglesias> My 4 cents: I have read that the importatnt weigths placed far from the CG, be in the end of the wing or in the empenaje for example, produce an inertia in rotation that difficult or prevent to leave an spin. For that reason also, it is better to place the tanks in the base of the wing. I´m not engineer either, but I like to fly and talk about. Eduardo -----Mensaje original----- De: larry flesner Para: JC Marais ; Frank Ross ; krnet@mailinglists.org Fecha: Domingo, 16 de Julio de 2000 02:02 p.m. Asunto: Re: KR> Tip-tanks >>Frank, >>Those tip tanks were mostly just for looks. >>The KR is NOT designed for carrying weight on the wing tips. >>If you need additional tanks, try to locate them in you stub wings. >>Tanks in the outboard wings will kill you. > >>JC >===================================================================== >JC, > >The statement "tanks in the outboard wings will kill you" might be >a bit of an overstatement. While tip tanks full of fuel could cause >some - G loads on hard landings and possibly give you some unwanted >yaw and roll forces in flight, I'm not sure they will by design , kill >anyone. If you have any personal knowledge or experiance in that >area I would like to hear about it. Marty Roberts, for one, has >outboard wing panel tanks and he has stressed his KR pretty well at >times. To the contrary, fuel in the outboard wing is self-supporting >and actually unloads some of the flight loads carried by the wing >attach fittings. It doesn't improve aircraft performance because you >are still carrying the weight of the fuel but it is not being supported >by the attach fittings. Be advised, I am not an engineer. Maybe one of >our more knowledgable netter's could help us out here. > >Larry Flesner >(all fuel in the outboard wing, no header tank KR builder) > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To post to the list, email: krnet@mailinglists.org >To unsubscribe, e-mail: krnet-unsubscribe@mailinglists.org >For additional commands, e-mail: krnet-help@mailinglists.org ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:34:39 -0500 To: krnet@mailinglists.org From: larry flesner Subject: Re: KR2 Wing Tanks Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000716153439.00810cd0@mail.midwest.net> >>I saw your reply re: wing tip tanks. I am building a KR2S and I am not real >>fond of the idea of all that fuel in my lap and plan on wing tanks only. >> >>It sound like you have a flying KR2. Can you tell me about what you did to >>make wing tanks work for you? What type of pump did you use etc.? >> >>Tony >========================================================================== >Tony, > >Sorry if I gave the impression my KR is flying already. It is about 80% >complete. I still have to finish the gullwing door and finish >modifications on the cowl. My panel is complete except the radio >and wiring the xponder. I have had the 0-200 running one time and >found one dead mag and the other marginal. I have two new mags and >a wire harness waiting to be installed. > >Even though there are thousand of aircraft flying with fuel in the >cockpit, I too felt uncomfortable with that. There are also thousands >of aircraft flying with fuel in the wings only so it is a proven >concept. > >My KR is built to plans except for the 24 inch longer fuselage and >the modifications from the top longerons up (windshield, canopy >and turtledeck). My standard length wings have the tanks built >in just behind the forward spar. They go 10 inches toward the >trail edge and run root to tip. My math says they should hold >about 12.5 gallons each side. This puts the fuel weight very >nearly on the C.G. and what little shift in C.G. I get with >fuel burn will be moving forward. The last time I wieghed it >my numbers shows the C.G. should be right on target. > >I'm using two electric fuel pumps in parallel with a shutoff >valve on each tank before the pumps so I can draw from either >tank or both with either pump running. Because killing the >master switch in flight means instant glide, I am running with >a small motorcyle battery backup. It is isolated from the main >buss (with the primary pump switchs off) and either pump can be brought >on line with the flip of a switch. The backup circuit has it's own >breakers. My system is not flight proven yet so I'm not suggesting >anyone duplicate it. Go look at some Ercoupe and low wing >Piper drawings and see what you can come up with. Think it through >and consider all fuel management conditions. > >Good luck.......... > >Larry Flesner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:41:06 GMT To: krnet@mailinglists.org From: "Steven Vitrella" Subject: Re: KR> Good news / Bad news (KR2 for sale) Message-ID: Thank you all for the encouragement! I'm looking forward to it and I'll keep you all posted. Steve FL >Well, the good news is that I got a phone call yesterday saying that I was >accepted into the >Navy pilot program! I’m very excited and can’t wait to go. I leave for >officer candidate >school on Jan. 6th in Pensacola, FL--after I finish my bachelor’s degree >here at UF. > >The bad news is I won’t have the time now to finish my KR2. So now I have >to put it up >for sale. It’s a retract with the engine and insturments, in the boat >stage >with the spars >done. You can call or e-mail me for more info or pictures. >Steve >Gainesville, FL >352-379-7673 >________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 06:44:24 GMT To: jstewart@kpmg.com, krnet@mailinglists.org, airsoob@lists.kz, StevenPaulGarcia@aol.com, jpstewart77@hotmail.com, KANSKIER@aol.com, whateverkook@webtv.net From: "Robert Moore" Subject: Fwd: Fw: please read! 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The entire fuselage is basically finished and one wing completed. The craftsmanship appears to be very good however I have been double checking everything regardless. One of the things that I have found and have a question on is the wing spar attachments. I see the spec. in the book calls for steel. The attachments on the plane are made out of aluminum, can anybody tell me if this is acceptable or not? With the spec. being such a high strength steel I do not see how the aluminum could be strong enough...? Bill ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:00:00 -0500 To: "BILLJILL tabbert" From: flykr2s@execpc.com Cc: krnet@mailinglists.org Subject: Re: KR> spar parts Message-Id: <200007171400.JAA21016@out3.mx.nwbl.wi.voyager.net> Bill, I would scrap the aluminum WAF's. Contact Training Edge Technologies or Rand Robinson for a set of steel or you could fabricate your own. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI mailto:flykr2s@execpc.com http://sites/netscape.net/flykr2s/homepage > I recently purchased a partially finished KR-2S. The entire fuselage is > basically finished and one wing completed. The craftsmanship appears to be > very good however I have been double checking everything regardless. One of > the things that I have found and have a question on is the wing spar > attachments. I see the spec. in the book calls for steel. The attachments on > the plane are made out of aluminum, can anybody tell me if this is > acceptable or not? > > With the spec. being such a high strength steel I do not see how the > aluminum could be strong enough...? > > > > Bill > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To post to the list, email: krnet@mailinglists.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: krnet-unsubscribe@mailinglists.org > For additional commands, e-mail: krnet-help@mailinglists.org > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:05:15 +0200 To: krnet@mailinglists.org From: "Livingstone, Danny (DJ)" Subject: RE: KR> spar parts Message-ID: <042104686D63D311B51A0000C110B8E4449B1C@sasltd06.sasol.com> These fittings take all the loads and are not redundant i.e. if they fail you are dead! Replace with 4130 steel or equivalent. Danny > -----Original Message----- > From: BILLJILL tabbert [SMTP:jilllbilll@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 3:39 PM > To: krnet@mailinglists.org > Subject: KR> spar parts > > I recently purchased a partially finished KR-2S. The entire fuselage is > basically finished and one wing completed. The craftsmanship appears to be > > very good however I have been double checking everything regardless. One > of > the things that I have found and have a question on is the wing spar > attachments. I see the spec. in the book calls for steel. The attachments > on > the plane are made out of aluminum, can anybody tell me if this is > acceptable or not? > > With the spec. being such a high strength steel I do not see how the > aluminum could be strong enough...? > > > > Bill > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To post to the list, email: krnet@mailinglists.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: krnet-unsubscribe@mailinglists.org > For additional commands, e-mail: krnet-help@mailinglists.org ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:08:01 -0500 To: flykr2s@execpc.com From: flykr2s@execpc.com Cc: krnet@mailinglists.org Subject: Re: KR> spar parts Message-Id: <200007171508.KAA07031@mailgw01.execpc.com> That should be Trailing Edge Technologies for the WAF's. Mark Jones > Bill, > I would scrap the aluminum WAF's. Contact Training Edge Technologies > or Rand Robinson for a set of steel or you could fabricate your own. > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Wales, WI > mailto:flykr2s@execpc.com > http://sites/netscape.net/flykr2s/homepage > > > > I recently purchased a partially finished KR-2S. The entire fuselage > is > > basically finished and one wing completed. The craftsmanship appears > to be > > very good however I have been double checking everything regardless. > One of > > the things that I have found and have a question on is the wing spar > > attachments. I see the spec. in the book calls for steel. The > attachments on > > the plane are made out of aluminum, can anybody tell me if this is > > acceptable or not? > > > > With the spec. being such a high strength steel I do not see how the > > aluminum could be strong enough...? > > > > > > > > Bill > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To post to the list, email: krnet@mailinglists.org > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: krnet-unsubscribe@mailinglists.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: krnet-help@mailinglists.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To post to the list, email: krnet@mailinglists.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: krnet-unsubscribe@mailinglists.org > For additional commands, e-mail: krnet-help@mailinglists.org > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:11:53 -0700 (PDT) To: BILLJILL tabbert , krnet@mailinglists.org From: Mike Mims Subject: Re: KR> spar parts Message-ID: <20000717161153.2833.qmail@web1406.mail.yahoo.com> --- BILLJILL tabbert wrote: I see the spec. in the book calls for steel. The attachments on the plane are made out of aluminum, can anybody tell me if this is acceptable or not? > Are you sure they are aluminum? The plating that RR puts on the WAFs looks like aluminum. If in fact they are aluminum remove them and replace with 4130 steel. This is one of the most critical parts on the plane. ===== ........| .......-^- ....-/_____\- ...(O\__o__/O) ...[#]oxxxo[#] -----Y2K Bug--- Yes I drive one! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ End of krnet Digest ***********************************