At 01:36 AM 1/3/2006, you wrote: >I am wondering if there would be any advantage to widening the >firewall? Im building a KR2S and will be widening the cabin 4 to 6 >inches and will be using a Corvair for power. These seem to fit per >plans, but im thinking that it would be easyier to bend the sides to >make the boat. I would apriciate any help with this??? Thanks. Ron...
The bending will not be a problem but I think that the firewall should be wider. I have an O-200 on mine and I had to add two inches to make the curve of the fuselage right. Don Reid - donreid "at" peoplepc.com Bumpass, Va Visit my web sites at: AeroFoil, a 2-D Airfoil Design And Analysis Computer Program: http://aerofoilengineering.com KR2XL construction: http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/KR2XL.htm Aviation Surplus: http://aerofoilengineering.com/PartsListing/Airparts.htm EAA Chapter 231: http://eaa231.org Ultralights: http://usua250.org VA EAA Regional Fly-in: http://vaeaa.org
