Colin and other interested netters. I also have some concern about how your seat belts are mounted. Gene Byrd had his lap belts mounted to the rear spar cap strip with a AN 3 bolt, and the shoulder harness was attached to the tail with cables. He walked away from the crash with only minor scratched and some bruising. The bruises on his shoulders were from the shoulder harness. One side of the spar cap strip was broken where the seat belt mounting bolt split the spar and pulled out. Check the crash pictures an http://www.jackandsandycooper.com/byrdcrash.html I have not made my seatbelt attachments yet but they will be made of aluminum angle and attached to the rear spar through both the top and bottom strips with AN-3 bolts.. As you see in the pictures the KR tends to break apart at the spars so I have not decided how I will attach the shoulder harness. Its hard to say if Genes shoulder harness saved his life or did they only cause him injury (bruises) but if he had to ride through the same crash I bet he would say attach the harness to the tail just as it was. The bruises may have been a small price to pay.
Robert J. (Jack) Cooper [email protected] http://www.jackandsandycooper.com/kr2.html Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > [Original Message] > From: Colin <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/19/03 11:19:55 PM > Subject: KR>lap belt support > > Netters, > I am looking for commentary critique of my mounting of the lap belts in our KR. It is shown on our site and Dan Heath expressed a valid concern about the mounting. I would appreciate any commentary critique of this mounting and potential improvements. Those who have not gotten to this pint yet here is your chance to learn before doing, to save you time. > > Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) > [email protected] > http://kr-builder.org/Colin/index.html > Sanford, Florida > KR Gathering 2004-see ya in Mt Vernon_______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
