Mark,
I have a KR2 that was streched before the S was available... built to the
plans.. problem is.. is too wide for a single seater, and not wide enough
for a 2 seater... I was thinking aobut just starting the fuse over. and
using all the existing hardware
-Jeff Wilder
CISSP,CCE,C/EH
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>From: "Mark Langford" <[email protected]>
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>Subject: Re: KR> Autocad drawing of fuse
>Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 22:21:24 -0500
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>Virg wrote:
>
> > Da PLANS---Da PLANS, You have to draw it on the table anyway,
>
>I guess Virg has a point here. There are only about 6 points that really
>matter in defining the fuselage sides, so it's pretty quick to lay out.
>The
>worst part of laying out the sides is the pathetic dimensioning. I have no
>idea why anybody would use individual dimensions rather than cumulative
>dimensions. The first thing I did was get the calculator and start adding
>all the numbers so I could just hang the tape measure on one end and read
>off each new station with reference to the firewall. Measuring each bay or
>station individual with respect to the previous one is an invitation to a
>bad case of tolerance stackup, or worse. It's close enough for KR work,
>but
>a pain in the butt, and the reason several folks have discovered their
>fuselage is either one bay short or one bay long! Other than that, make
>sure the two spars are the correct distance apart.
>
> I drew mine out on the table so I could screw the positioning blocks down
>that force the upper and lower longerons into shape. That's a great time
>to make any changes to the plans that you want to make, mainly the overall
>length or the addtion of a bay. Plots on paper are subject to expansion
>and
>contraction with humidity, twisting, or accidental tearing, but lines made
>from chalk lines (and then reinforced with a Sharpie) and a big drywall
>T-square (from Home Depot) will stay put for a long time, and will
>definitely not move. I can still see mine on the my table top...
>
>And I'll save Virg the trouble, "build it per the plans!"
> : )
>
>Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
>see homebuilt airplane at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
>email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
>
>
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