Hi Mike, Thanks for the kind words. The seat backs actually raise up allowing access to storage. They are hinged on the top of thew seat back. BTW i just found your email in my spam for some reason so I made sure you will not go in there any more.. Stay safe and healthy my frien.
Mark Jones (N771MJ) Oldsmar, FL [email protected] www.flykr2s.com On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:44 PM Mike Stirewalt via KRnet < [email protected]> wrote: > Great compilation of pictures Mark. Beautiful work . . . but after > building three of these I'd imagine all improvements have been > incorporated and this one can only possibly be a culminative result of > your previous work. Thanks for taking the time for display this > immaculate artwork. The maghony is beautiful . . . too bad it has to > get covered with fiberglass but . . . that's been said of many a > sea-going boat as well. > > The seat does not look as if it can be canted forward to make room for > luggage under the hatdeck. It may very well be there but I just can't > see it. > > This is one construction improvement Ken Cottle incorporated into my > KR-1½ which has made all the difference between having a plane good > enough for a quick weekend trip into something that can easily go across > the country and back leaving practically nothing behind. Ken built a > removable insert that anchors to to the fuselage structure under the > hatdeck and allows room for a plastic shoe-box sized tool box & spares, > my travelling bag full of clothes, jackets, cameras, every odds and end > one can think of, as well as allowing access - placed UNDER the insert > and anchored to the starboard corner of the fuselage/floor intersection - > of a 24 CuFt. O2 "E"-sized medical bottle. It's nose, with the > regulator, pokes through the seat back allowing me access to the > regulator and valve. With the baggage insert further anchoring it in > place, its bulk (and it's not heavy at all - not at all like the steel > aviation O2 bottles of yesteryear) takes only the slightest bit of extra > room where it bulges slightly into the starboard side of the insert > structure. It's not been in the way at all. > > My point in mentioning this baggage area is that this space which Ken so > cleverly took advantage of has made a tremendous difference in the > utility of the aircraft for long-distance travel. Especially with the > header tank nearing empty, the trend is noticibly toward having an AFT > CG, but nothing very out of the ordinary. Certainly nothing worse than a > standard KR-2 with two people on board - a situation much worse than the > nightmares I remember from my first KR. Many of the original KR's tended > to wind up with heavy tails. > > Again Mark, your workmanship and dedication to getting it done is an > inspiration and a joy to look at. I've great admiration for your > accomplishments. > > Thanks, > > Mike Stirewalt > KSEE > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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 [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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 [email protected]
