Good job. I'm glad you got it flying. Don King On Jan 19, 2016 5:44 PM, "Tony King via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote:
> Congrats Rene. Sounds like you've had quite a journey. Well done. Enjoy. > > Cheers, > > Tony > > On 20 January 2016 at 08:33, Lawrence Ffrench via KRnet < > krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > Hi KR Team, > > > > N44774, a KR-2 retractable tail-dragger originally built by the great > > hands of Gary Garvin in New Hampshire took its First and Second Flights > on > > Jan 17th at the Burnet, Texas Municipal Airport. (the Second flight is > > important)... > > > > Gary originally finished it in 1986 but a balky 1835cc engine and family > > needs led to the sale. It switched hands 4 times before becoming mine > in > > July 2014. I believe that at each change of owners, it suffered but Gary > > helped me get it back in shape and he coached me thru the work that I > > invested in it. > > > > I designed and built in a light belly-speed brake following some of your > KR > > examples, added a second ignition - electronic from Great Plains, harness > > mods to the magneto from G3ignition (very good), 042 dual plug heads from > > Great Plains (after 2 fouled attempts from other suppliers), crafted my > own > > dual port induction manifold using part of the single port manifold that > > Gary built, redid an antique revmaster carb (not finished here), added > the > > nav/com, transponder, and ELT with 4 antennas inside the empannage (may > not > > be done there) with a re-wire, installed David Witter's spare 52x46 prop > > (after my first one bit the 'dust'), added impromptu carb heat (after > > another owner removed the first one...), and re-sized Ebay stobe parts > for > > top and bottom placement. (605 lbs empty-14.5 gal tank) > > > > After 3 flights last weekend totally 2.7 hours, it has a living log book. > > Perfectly balanced as built (every possible weight and balance condition > > was inside the conservative range). Very slick- level flight at 3000 agl > > full throttle at 2980 rpm was 155 mph with gear down (I need to work on > the > > carb to get the top around 3400 and I know that the idle isn't right yet > > but I set it high at 1400 for the flights). The engine loosened up and > > gained rpm after those flights. I am very happy with the cooling in all > > areas, I am using Quaker State 10-30 DEFY semi-synthetic (API-SL) - not > the > > same product by name as API-SN - both are on the shelves-- SL has high > zinc > > & phosphorus, where SN doesn't. (API-SN is built to protect catalytic > > converters) also full synthetics can fail using LL100 fuel because > > synthetic oils are not compatible with leaded fuels- that why the > > semi-synthetic is good - especially since I set the compression ratio at > > 7.9 so unleaded 93 octane works well. > > > > Well I could chat forever, but I just wanted to say thanks to all of you > > for the archives and the active support from the KR Net. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Rene' Ffrench > > N44774 (flying now) > > Austin, Texas > > based at Spicewood airport > > 512-547-7164 > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change > > options > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
