DO Not load up a KR with a Franklin engine, Virg Specific queeries direct please.
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 06:45:35 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) "Dan Heath" <[email protected]> writes: > Virg, > > Can you enlighten me as to what your response to this post, means? > I read > your post, .00005 nano seconds and the original post, 30 seconds, > and I > cannot figure out what your response means. > > See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics > > Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC > > [email protected] > > See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering > > See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org > > -------Original Message------- > > From: KRnet > Date: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:54:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: KR>KR-2S & 150 hp Franklin : These 7 things > > NO, Too much, Virg > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:46:59 -0800 (PST) Scott Cable > <[email protected]> > writes: > > KRNetters > > OK, hear me out on this one for one second: > > First remembering that the KR is one of the easiest > > aircraft to modify, and there has never been a KR > > crashed due to a structural failure. > > > > The KR has a double 5/8ths spruce Upper Longerons, a > > single 5/8 ths lower longeron. 3/32nd plywood outer > > skin, and 1/4 inch plywood firewall support structure. > > What if: > > 1.) Added an additional 5/8 piece to the upper > > Longerons > > > > 2.) Double the lower longerons aft to behind the rear > > spar and add 2 ea 5/8th intercostals from the > > firewall to the front spar. > > > > 3.) Instead of a 3/32 plywood floor between the > > firewall (under the rudder pedal support) and the > > front spar, use 1/4 inch 45 degree bias plywood. > > > > 4.) Add a 3/32 plywood inner skin from the firewall to > > the instrument panel, and 1/4 inch lower firewall > > gusset (like the existing upper gussett in the 2S > > plans) and a 1/4 inch plywood doubler on the > > inner forward and rear faces of the front spar. > > > > 5.) Add 18 inches to each wing to increase the wing > > span by 3 ft (from 23 to 26) (additional wing area > > to handle the increased engine weight) > > > > 6.) Increase the rudder / vertical stab area by 25% > > > > 7.) Increase the landing gear strut thickness by 20% > > > > By doing these 7 things, the KR-2S should be able to > > handle the additional loads imposed by a heavier, > > more powerful engine. > > Essentially, I've created a torque box on the belly, > > and fuselage sides. This should come close to > > doubling the load carrying ability of the fwd > > structure. > > The added structural weight would be less than 30 > > pounds. For a total increase in gross weight of 67 > > pounds (over a corvair or Subaru). > > I think a weight gain of 67 pounds, with the benefit > > of 30 more useable horsepower, and a gob more torque > > is reasonable. Another benefit is it's a aircraft > > engine. > > > > > > > > ===== > > Scott Cable > > KR-2S # 735 > > Wright City, MO > > [email protected] > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > > Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL > www.lubedealer.com/salisbury > Miami ,Fl > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > ._______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL www.lubedealer.com/salisbury Miami ,Fl
