Jaco,
One of the things that the designer, the late Ken Rand stressed when
giving people advice on building his aircraft whether it be the KR-1 or the
KR-2, is be careful not to OVER BUILD and end up with a "Lead Sled". Of
course the "Lead Sled" reference meant too dam heavy. If you use the
recomended power and build according to plans, nothing needs to be beefed
up. Built acording to plans, this is a very strong airplane. Of course if
you put more than the recomended power under the cowling, then some areas
would possibly need to be beefed up and if you are not an aeronautical
engineer, you better get one's advice.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaco Swanepoel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:15 AM
Subject: KR> WAF
> Hallo Guys,
> I have increased the dimensions on my wing spars with approx 15% and also
> fitted 6 ply mahogany plywood to each side instead of 3 ply. The wings are
> fitted with wing tanks and came out beautifully, but the thing is this,
> The WAF are still the same. I am sure that the 32 liter tanks on each side
> should help with unloading the WAF. Should I redo the WAF or could I fit a
> stretch plate between the top inboard WAF and the bottom outboard WAF
> (front and rear)? I plan on operating the plane at a 1250 lbs Gross
> weight. The horisontal stabiliser has been extended 4 inches per side, the
> vertical stabiliser has also been extended with 4 inchesand the wing span
> is 24.2 ft (RAF48). Any thoughts?
>
> Jaco Swanepoel
> South Africa
> KR2S _ ZU-DVP
>
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