I'm not sure if anyone has said this yet but we can always submit an article with know examples of how well the wing attachments work. Right now we are preaching to the choir and need to get the message out to the masses,
Todd On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Larry H. <lah...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Michael Taglieri > > > Mike, > I am not sure anyone on this list is concerned about the wing attach > fittings > and bolts, we know better. I think what some are aggrevated about is the > mis-information or mis-representation about the wings in general. The > writer > should have done more research on that subject before he just threw that > out > there. A lot of builders spend a lot of money building KR2s then when > mis-information is put out there from a writer/test pilot, many will assume > he > knows what he is talking about. This mis-information may then turn some > away > from buying a used KR or it may cause them to just build a different > airplane > because they are afraid their wings will fall off if they were to build a > KR. > All of this makes the KR line less valuable. I think this is the issue, or > at > least it is with me, any KR owner and anyone like Steve Glover who probably > has > a big investment into the KRs now. > This is my impression on the article, or at least would be my thinking if I > were > to be looking at building a KR and I did not know the history or anything > about > them other than I liked the look and the option of non kit ability to > build. > Remember the V-tail Bonanza? Many are still afraid of those. I own a 1947 > Bonanza, it is a V-tail. There has never been a tail failure on one of > these > because it has a smaller tail than the 3 or 4 year newer Bonanzas that have > a > larger V-tail. The newer Bonanzas have lost tails because of pilot error. A > repair on the leading edge root/fuselage intersection was required to fix > this > problem. But since it is in the head of some people that the tails fall off > of > Bonanzas they will never have one. The same could apply to any aircraft > once > someone throws the scare out in an article such as this one. > > Just my calm thoughtful opinion > Larry Howell I think people may be getting too concerned about that > line > about the > > wing-attack bolts. On the whole, the article was VERY favorable, > Mike Taglieri miket_...@verizon.net > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- Todd Price Chandler, AZ
