> "The partial KR2 (original design) I have bought is fitted with an aluminum fuel tank in front of the instrument panel. From the information I have available this is not a good idea (shift of CoG, fire danger etc.)"
On the contrary, if you've got an aluminum tank it means it's removable. You can't imagine what an advantage that is unless you've got a KR with a fixed fiberglass tank (as per plans). Having the latter is a nightmare if you need to bleed your brakes or get behind the panel - and who is it that doesn't need to do both of these things? My aluminum header tank is 17.2 gallons and I've flown it to almost zero fuel many times with no problem. Usually on trips where I'm landing with almost zero fuel, I've got my baggage area (quite large) behind the seat full of all kinds of stuff which further contributes to an aft CG situation. My KR (Ken Cottle's KR-1½) is 15 feet 8½ inches so it's a little longer than a stock KR . . . one of which I owned back in the 80's. The extra length I've got gives me significantly more room for my baggage compartment and also makes it a nicer handling aircraft. Part of the extended fuselage length is ahead of the CG, so it balances out really nicely. Once you get familiar with flying with an aft CG it's like anything else, no big deal. Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ How To Fix Your Fatigue (Do This Every Day) Gundry MD http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/587d1fc590cf91fc557a6st01vuc _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
