Dec. 25, 2004 First and most important, Merry Christmas to everyone on the Krnet.
I used a spring attachment to the elevator cables and a crank from a camping trailer window to apply pressure to either the up or down cable. I also used this same type of setup for the rudder and it works just fine. One can attach one end of one of the springs to a stationary point with the other end attached to the down cable. The other spring is attached to the trim crank (control) and the other end to the up cable. Adjust the tension on the springs to have neutral pressure when level and the crank in the mid position. Many aircraft use this type of setup i.e.. the tri-pacer. Disclaimer: as with all information on the net, the builder /user uses this information solely at their own risk and responsibility. Experimental aircraft is just that, you experiment with what you think and know will work for your own enjoyment and sense of accomplishment. taking in consideration safety for yourself and others. I also designed and built my own fuel gage that uses no internal moving parts with the exception of the needle movement on the gauge itself. This gauge costs under $20.00 to build and is accurate within 1/2 of a gallon in all attitudes of my KR. I didn't like the sight gauge because my tank is non-linear and was unnerving to see it moving all over the place whenever I was maneuvering. My gauge uses a capacitive type sensor that I built into the baffles inside the tank to sense the fuel level, the same way the fighters and commercial type aircraft use. Hope this information is of use to some of you out there. Keep up the good work and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks Parley Byington Henderson, Nv. [email protected] N54PB KR-2 flying since 1991
