I have a friend who built a KR1 to fit himself. He is 6'10". My Panther Building Documentation at PantherBuilder Web Site
Daniel R. Heath -Â Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of tinyauto--- via KRnet Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 8:43 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: tinya...@aol.com Subject: Re: KR> New KR-1 Builder Checking In Tim, Sounds like a fun project. I am one of those guys that think all KR's are KR1s as they are just too small for a normal size American person. I bought the KR1 plans several years ago and was planning to build with a small inline engine like the Yamaha snowmobile engine and put fixed landing gear under it like a RV3. I would like to see some photos as you go along. Kevin Golden Harrisonville, MO. -----Original Message----- From: Tim Hoversten via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> To: krnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> Cc: Tim Hoversten <timhovers...@yahoo.com> Sent: Fri, Nov 3, 2017 2:23 pm Subject: KR> New KR-1 Builder Checking In Well folks, after many years of dreaming and planning, I am finally working on my KR-1! I picked up a project from Portage, WI, and hauled it back here to OSH, where I live and work at EAA. It is currently sitting in my garage on the retract gear, with a HAPI conversion installed, and the foam and fiberglass had been started, but was not acceptable. I have spent the past 2 weeks removing all the foam and glass from the structure, so basically it is now in the boat stage with center section. I also have the outer spars and aileron wood strips and hinges, and most of the metal parts and pieces too, so it is a good start. The previous builder had obviously seen Ron Scott's "Ol' Ironsides" airplane which was based here in WI, or read the articles about it in Sport Aviation, because it has fiberglass sheet for the sides and bottom instead of aircraft plywood. EAA now has "Ol' Ironsides" in storage so I was able to look it over, and it is the same construction exactly. I am just going to leave it, rather than try to remove the fiberglass sheet down to the wood structure, which would probably damage it beyond repair if I tried to remove it anyway. I purchased a set of plans from Jeanette Rand back in 2009, so these might be the last KR-1 plans that she personally sold. I will use the new airfoil, and am pretty sure I will convert it to fixed gear. Any KR-1 flyers that have actually used the retract gear and like it? I have read all the posts about it, so if I do keep them I will change the latching system in some fashion. My goal is to have the lightest KR-1 possible, using Ken Rand's original 310 lb empty weight as my target. No starter, bare minimum equipment (have nav/strobes though) and probably MGL instruments with a tablet and Icom A24 handheld radio. Any advice, comments, and especially real-world experiences welcome! Tim Hoversten _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
