In a message dated 5/10/2003 9:56:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
> Both the left and right side of the bottom of the fuselage require drain > holes. This reminds me of a forgotten story about N110LR. The a 35 Knot gust of wind tore my canopy off and it smashed. Unable to get a replacement right away, I taped the top and let the plane sit outside for a month. One day I received a call to inform me that the plastic and tape had failed that that the KR was full of water. I didn't have any drain holes. In stead of looking like a boat, it looked like a tub. It was half full. The bottom and sides were bulging at every cross member. I used a drill and added the drain holes. After several days I surveyed the damage and to my surprise there was none. The boat held up extremely well. The boat was Mahogany and the entire inside had been sealed and varnished. Glad I wasn't the guy with the rotted bottom. Orma aka AviationMech KR-2 N110LR 1984 to Present www.members.aol.com/aviationmech
