Paul Visk wrote:
>> I'm trying to decide on which way to hinge my canopy. I know the
currant trend is to mount it from the front. But I can't get over the
inability to open the canopy in flight if you need to jump out.
Is anyone putting with a side hinge in or is everyone hinging from the
Paul,
Here is my version :
http://flykr2s.com/gullwing.html
http://flykr2s.com/gullwingdoor.html
http://flykr2s.com/doorspring.html
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flykr2s at charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com
-Original Message-
From: Paul Visk via KRnet
Sent: Monday, May
I'm trying to decide on which way to hinge my canopy. I know the currant trend
is to mont it from the front. ?But I can't get over the inability to open the
canopy in flight if you need to jump out.
Is anyone putting with a side hinge in or is everyone hinging from the front?
Paul Visk
Sid brings up a good point here, especially for builders that are early on in
their projects. I think sometimes we forget that the original KR design tended
to be a tail heavy design that was balanced by a large header tank in the nose.
That didn't work out so great as it left the pilot
The counter balance for the elevator could be adding to the problem with
Sid's KR-2. That is addition weight aft of CG that isn't in the plans
that I have.
Kr-2 builder C-FKRN
Ken Nathan
On 5/11/2015 3:02 PM, Jeff Scott via KRnet wrote:
> Sid brings up a good point here, especially for
Just got of the phone with Darryl @ Warp Drive. I initially used their online
quote form to get a price on a 5 bladed prop. Because if your building a
Seafury you gotta have a 5 bladed prop. RIGHT? Anyway, the response from
HoverHawk Corp that sells the props was that its too heavy and they
John,
If I knew the actual answer to why so tail heavy, I would have fixed that
long ago and would not be having all this discussion. The only plausible
explanation I have is: The designer, Stu Robinson, set the RAF-48 wing
2-inches farther forward in the stock plans than it should have been.
Agreed, a new mount seems to be the preferred solution and if it has to be
so be it but.why is this particular girl so tail heavy to start
with? How is it built so differently from the KR2 design plans to require
such a change?
John Martindale
29 Jane Circuit
Toormina NSW 2452
Australia
There'd have to be a limit to how far you can move the engine forward using
spacers. I'd expect even at 2" spacers would be starting to be prone to a
bit of movement due to torsional forces and the like. I'd be looking to
redo the engine mount if I needed to move the engine forward by more than
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