WOW sorry to hear about that person, well this is sure grabing my attention, thank you for the heads up.
how difficult is to convert to fixed gear ??? GUS -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Ron Hoskins" <[email protected]> > The old retractable style shouldnt be used. Back in the early 80s I met a EAA > offical that did the first flight of a KR2 with the builder. They flew out of > Arlington Feild in Wa. state. For some reason the builder got scared and > grabed > the control stick and froze that way and the EAA guy couldnt get him to let > loose and wasent able to out power him. They slamed into the run way hard, > and > the Retact system came thru the floor. The owner was killed and the EAA guy > was > put in a wheel chair and never walked again. He says it wasent the falt of > the > plane, but with differant landing gear, he figured he wouldnt have ended up > cripled. > The Dehl gear wasent around then but now that it is, I think it would be a > wise > choice to use. > I dont remember the EAA guys name, but he lived in Bellevue Wa.and still > worked > on airplanes from his wheel chair. He was a great guy to know. > Ron Hoskins Chattaroy Wa. > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > Ditch the retracts and you will not wonder any longer. There have been many > collapses of retracts and also many which were pushed up through the stub > wings on a hard landing. The Diehl main gear actually increases your speed > in the conventional configuration. > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Wales, WI > Visit my web site: www.flykr2s.com > E-mail: [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:42 PM > Subject: KR> retracts > > > > can someone please give me some info regarding, retractible > > configuration..how sturdy is that landing gear???. I am just wondering if > > it's a forgivin on hard landings and the possibility of callapse. I > > sometimes get lucky on landings and make some real nice ones,,but in off > > days bad. > > > > also if I decide to turn it into fixed gear, how difficult is it to do ??? > > do you recommend the change ?? > > thank you GUS > > > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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
