Well, that's scary. I have crawled inside the tail of my KR2 more than once, and I always believed that the floor was sturdy enough to carry my 80kg (that's 176 pounds, for the IS-challenged). I will be more careful next time. Probably, putting a flat support board under the tail should remove any concern.
Serge Vidal KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" Paris, France "Orma" <[email protected]> Envoyé par : [email protected] 2005-02-10 14:57 Veuillez répondre à KRnet Remis le : 2005-02-10 14:59 Pour : "KRnet" <[email protected]> cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) Objet : Re: KR> Non-zero spar loads was Question on bent spars "I believe it would be wise to put the seats on the spars, if at all possible." I think that Mark is being kind to use the word "wise". Seems to me that a 1/2 g drop as in a hard landing would place a sudden 100 pound load (assuming a 200 pound pilot) on the floor/side wall structure. The pilot might find his bottom sliding along the runway. During construction I dropped a 2 foot 2X4 from 8 foot. When it hit the bottom of the boat, it took out the floor and a cross member. Orma Southfield, MI N110LR Tweety, old enough to drink this year Flying and more flying, to the gathering or bust http://www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com/ _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
