KR> building outer wing panels first

I built my outer panels with my Center spars in a roll over jig, using the AS504x airfoil templates and a lazer level makes it easy and accurate and doing the foam and glasswork is easier also because the work can be turned over to the best position to do it in. I also hot wire cut my foam

KR> N202RH sometimes they don't fly right out of the box

Cool rahu...@peoplepc.com wrote: Netters - this is going to be rather long and will contain content regarding the KR2 as LSA compliant - so be warned and delete now if you desire. I feverently hope that we don't start an endless discussion but rather my objective is to add some datapoints that

KR> 4 cylinder Continental engine mount

just thought I'd pass this along, the KR engine mount for HAPI engines matches the 4 cylinder Continental engine mount pattern. In November Buddy Midkiff / c.midk...@verizon.net offered up his project for sale and had one of these engine mounts for sale for $175. Just my opinion but it would

KR> 0 200 continental

Look on Barnstormers, there's tons of stuff available also consider an 0 235 Lycoming (I'm partial to these engines) stronger engine around the same weight

KR> 0 200 continental

depends on what you're willing to settle for I suppose Larry Flesner wrote: At 12:21 PM 12/26/2006, you wrote: >Look on Barnstormers, there's tons of stuff available also consider >an 0 235 Lycoming (I'm partial to these engines) stronger engine >around the same weight

KR> C65? Continental

Brian Kraut turned me on to this website, look on the Bowers flybaby website you'll probably find everything you need to know about 4 cylinder Continentals

KR> How about a 4016 magneto?

I would just use it, if not offer it for sale to someone that would Marc Lee Winnig wrote: > If I remember correctly the 4000 series Slick mags are throw away Mags Sounds like I should just toss it now! What do you suggest? (I would like to go with a dual

KR> RE: Warp 3-blade

I hate to be a party pooper here but you'll know if it's the old Rand Three blade prop because it'll have a plastic hub and the hubs do crack. Marc Lee Winnig wrote: Is it wood or composite? (I have a 3-blade ground-adjustable wood prop, apparently by Rand).Marc Lee

KR> slick 4016 mags

It's my understanding that Slick produced the throw away series Mags to produce a magneto that you could purchase for what it would cost you to overhaul one for and they're of the same quality as the later infield repairable ones. They weren't meant to be taken apart

KR> Props

I don't know if my thinking is flawed here but out of the dark recesses of my brain I seem to remember a 1 bladed prop from WW2 that the Germans were playing with, with a counterweight for balance. It seems to me that you can argue the points of multiple blades versus 2 blades seems to me to be

KR> Slick 4216 Mag

use it mtmcgo...@aol.com wrote: Everything I've read on here about the 4216 is not good. The KR-2 that I'm restoring has one, the last owner says it worked fine. Should I trash it and buy a 4316 or what? Mike McGowan N4288C _mtmcgowan@aol.com_ (mailto:mtmcgo...@aol.com)

KR> Engine - Revmaster 2100 or 2180

If I remember my #'s correctly a 2180 has a bore of 92 mm and stroke of 82mm, a 2276 is 94mm bore 82 mm stroke and the Revmaster engine is 90.5mm bore with 82mm stroke and I believe 2015 CC'sBenjamin Copeland wrote: Does this mean the 2100 engine on Revmaster's site is

KR> slick 4216 magneto

Anyone looking for an inexpensive magnetro for a VW engine? There's one on ebay that you should be able to pick up cheap

KR> 0 200 Continental cowlings

Original Message - From: "Don Chisholm" To: Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:17 AM Subject: KR> 0 200 Continental cowlings > Is there an 0 200 Continental cowling available for KR2s > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.madd

KR> How about a 4016 magneto?

If I remember correctly the 4000 series Slick mags are throw away Mags "Brian G. Douglas" wrote: If it's working, and you can get a good spark just keep it till about 500 hrs. Then it is due for an overhaul. You might look up any ad's that were applied to your magneto. Just do

KR> Retractable Gear?

See if you can find the Charles Wells Gear latch system in the archives. What it is is a spring loaded pin lock system that self latches and aligns with 2 positions for up and down and the pilot operates a lever to pull the pins out and manually pushes or pulls the gear up or down and the

KR> 0 200 Continental cowlings

Is there an 0 200 Continental cowling available for KR2s

KR> discouraging

What you ran across was a dynosaur, I had one tell me one time that they had a homebuilt at their airport one time fortunately it crashed and then proceeded to lecture me as you got lectured, meanwhile he had a ratty old Cessna 172 that looked like it hadn't been flown in years. He reached his

KR> Help / wiring diagram

In a lot of cases it's easier to rewire than figure out someone elses mess Larry Flesner wrote: At 11:39 PM 12/10/2006, you wrote: > I need a wiring diagram for a KR, can anyone help? > Mike >___ I will need a few days to sort through

KR> props

there's a problem with harmonics with ground adjustable props and VW crankshafts and they break cranks Solly Melyon wrote: Myron, Could you elaborate on why not on a VW engine? Thanks, Solly "Myron (Dan) Freeman" wrote: No! Not on a V W engine. I already checked into

KR> RE: Wood Prop Question

A good friend of mine had a wood prop on his Spezio and flew through a shower with it without any leading edge protection. He probably only had 80% of his prop left. He switched to a metal prop and the wood prop made a nice wall hanging after he decoratively refinished it Marc Lee Winnig

KR> RE:adjustable props

>From what I understand about ground adjustable props and VW cranks, you >probably wouldn't make it to 500 HRs benji mosley wrote: I agree with everyone else,don't do it.Even though it can be done using Great Plains rear drive,it's not worth the extra effort or

KR> Premium Aircraft Parts

just a heads up to the group that are putting together production engines for their machines. Avoid this company like the plague, I got stung on a complete set of rings for an 0 235 Lycoming engine I put together and contacted Barnstormers about them where I seen their adds and was informed

KR> Premium Aircraft Parts

That's in the subject title Premium Aircraft Parts, I feel sorry for anyone that tried buying an engine from them they only got me for a bit steve winter <ghettoboy_98...@hotmail.com> wrote: Sorry Don---I didn't See the companies NAME Mentioned any where here !! Chris >From: Don

KR> Premium Aircraft Parts

8, 2006 10:30 AM Subject: RE: KR> Premium Aircraft Parts > Sorry Don---I didn't See the companies NAME Mentioned any where here !! > Chris > > > >From: Don Chisholm > >Reply-To: KRnet > >To: kr...@mylist.net > >Subject: KR> Premium Aircraft Parts > >Da

KR> Re: fuselage question

you know if you go into the archives this is a question that keeps coming up. and it doesn't matter, you're going to get a banana boat no matter what you do . As soon as you pinch the tail in to the tail post, your sides are not going to be flat to your leveled table no matter if you laid your

KR> (no subject)

if you want a definitive answer go on the manufacturers website and if your answer is not there, there will be a phone # listed. Phone them and ask them. There is no set answer for every resin as some only have a years shelf life mplane...@aol.com wrote: Here's a question for the net. I

KR> (no subject)

I think this is a case of what you feel comfortable with as there are pros and cons to any debate on this subject. You would always be wondering whether you should have bit the bullet and bought new resin or not, it may work out and it may not. Maybe the thing to do is experiment with what you

KR> Aileron trailing edge question

I don't take myself as being any kind of expert on the subject of aerodynamics but I've been around for a bit asking dumb questions when I've had the opportunity to pick brains of knowledgeable people and maybe this will stir the cauldron and get a response from some of the wizards that

KR> Aileron trailing edge question

The gentleman that inspected my KR1 for it's prepaint inspection ( it's a Canadian thing) figured when he seen my blunt trailing edges on my wing that the slip stream wouldn't know the difference. Sounded good to me Larry Flesner wrote: > This >photo of Richard Shirley's

KR> Aileron trailing edge question

I chopped my trailing so I wouldn't have as big a mass balance weight on my ailerons. They can be big and ugly James c Ferris wrote: I believe you can increase the thickness to about one percent of the chord without adversily changing the performance. When we were developing

KR> Virgil

Virgil; You're having a hell of a time convincing people it wasn't you mitch hargin wrote: Glad you survived Virgil. You will need the landing strip for the Space Shuttle if you keep up speeds of 90 over the numbers. Like the others have said get the speed down to 70 or less

KR> Shipping Engines

My friend Darryl Gilbert ( Gilbert Custom Aircraft) buys aircraft engines on a fairly regular basis that come from all over North America and they are just shipped on pallets Charles Buddy & Cheryl Midkiff wrote: I have a couple engines complete with accessories for

KR> finish work

that also works if you mist black over your high build primer coat and will show high spots and low spots by what you sand off bearlk...@aol.com wrote: from "finishing a composite airplane" "I strongly recommend spraying a light coat of black primer, before you start filling, Even thou

KR> Flox

what I've been using for filler is Milled fibers and is a good alternative to flox with it's own unique properies. What it is is high density short glass fibers that when mixed with resin makes a jelly like putty and has high shear strength. The claim is when it's mixed with a thickening

KR> Fuselage weight question

and composite work that needs lots of filler to make it look good Jamie Duff wrote: My personal thoughts are that there is virtually nothing to the fuselage structure anyway, and certainly nothing which can be safely omitted from the plans which are fairly minimal

KR> V.W. engine identification

S41,22M,V.W logo in circle, 043.101.101A Thanks Virg. Don Chisholm wrote:"HAPI didn't believe in "Stroker V.W.'s" Answ.: That threw me as I did not have a clue what a "Stroker" engine was! However, Google educated me in a hurry.HAPI literature at the time stated that HAP

KR> V.W. engine identification

Hapi didn't believe in stroker VWs at first until Steve Bennett was marketing 2180's and having them be a successful engine, What you have there is a stock stroke VW with 94 MM cylinders and pistons and is a type 1 engine probably with Mexican engine cases. Even back in thw 80s most aftermarket

KR> composite hurdle

I ended up with 2 finished KR2 stripped hulks because the composite work was very poor and have seen others so it might be easy after the fact but not everyone develops the skill. There are pitfalls to it like there are to any skill and it takes practice to master it and it takes alot to turn a

KR> KR2S Life Span

you shouldn't have any problems if you make good covers using a good quality breathable boat topping material and there are materials available with synthetic felt backings that will keep the chafing problem at bay. Although Chris Gardener brings his KR2S in every winter, his is outside and is

KR> Polyurethane Paint

I worked in a bodyshop a while back and the painter there when polyurethane paint was state of the art and this guy used to spray without a respirator and the whole shop used to stop work and watch him paint because they couldn't believe it. Nobody seen him die but it was everybodies knowledge

KR> VW teardown

best book hands down is" How to rebuild your Volkswagen Air-cooled Engine" by Tom Wilson/ HPBooks and only deals with the engine Pete Diffey wrote: A good place to start is the Haynes Manual http://www.haynes.com/na101.html#anchor570578 Ronald Wright wrote: >Does

KR> waf. holes

I've done it 2 ways now, the first was on my KR1 where I drilled all my holes first and then fitted everthing up and what happens is the holes through the outer spars are not in a 90 degree plane to the surface of the fitting when you bolt the center and outer fittings together and had to make

KR> COMMON BUILDING PRACTICES

As you progress with your project you will gain much knowledge and your level of skill will increase exponentially, you can kid yourself that everything is OK or wake up with the cold realization that you should or shouldn't have done something and end up with a lawn ornament. My first attempt

KR> COMMON BUILDING PRACTICES

I'm not going to profess at being an absolute expert on the subject here but I'll express an apprehension here about using a layer of fibereglass cloth in a glue joint. It has been my experience with a cloth and resin layup that it is strong in tension and has some compressive strength but has

KR> COMMON BUILDING PRACTICES

and resin layup that it is strong in tension and >has some compressive strength but has no peel strength Don Chisholm ++ I don't expect my canopy or turtledeck bows to ever have any "peel" loads applied. Also, what changes in a glue joint

KR> Prop help for Type IV VW

Correct me if I'm wrong as I'm sure someone will but I seem to remember that there was an issue with ground adjustable propellers and harmonics with VW cranks. Maybe Great Plains Aircraft's Force One prop hub solves the problem but I'm sure the person to answer this question is Steve Bennet

KR> Losing Weight

losing weight is simple, it's a matter of self discipline, An example is, a 190 lb. man requires 3300 calories in his diet to maintain his weight. 1 lb. of body weight is valued at 1500 calories, keep track and eat less calories than what you require to maintain your weight. Beer is 241

KR> Re: CorvAircraft> near miss?

We just had a mid air collision between 2 Cessnas on Friday here in a practise area and 3 people got killed an instructor and his student were in one aircraft Allen Wiesner wrote: > I saw one at Sebring (LSA Expo) earlier this year that was optical. It > scanned the

KR> using loctite

I know that this is a little off the subject of gluing oillite bearings in but feel that this product should be mentioned to anyone that is considering using lubricated plain bushings. There is a product called Garlock DU series bearings and what they are are spring steel jackets that have a

KR> Aeropoxy Chameleon

If you're considering trying another brand of resin, have a look at MGS. Wicks and Aircraft Spruce carry it. It's a formulation designed in Europe for their Aerospace industry and is exclusively used in Diamond Aircraft (Katana). It's of very low toxicity, cure times are adjustable, has

KR> Fuselage

Also use crossed cables with turnbuckles (cheap ones) from the top of one side to the bottom of the other side both sides and drop a plumb bob to align the top centerline to the one marked on your table. It makes it totally adjustable VIRGIL N SALISBURY wrote: I put a

KR> steel and ally

I'm wondering why nobody has mentioned Machinerys Handbook as a source of information. It has everything you need to know on the subject being discussed and by the way 6061 T6 is only about 70% the strength of 2024 T3 Mark Langford wrote: Don Lively wrote: > I would stay

KR> vertical card compass

Hi Bob, My name is Don Chisholm, I f you don't have any other takers please put my name on the list for your compass. I need a compass to mount on my canopy frame on my KR1 as the hole in my panel for the compass is being used for another engine instrument and want to remotely mount a compass

KR> Are any of you Mothers alive?

I've never seen it this quiet, I was begining to wonder bo...@hatconversions.com wrote: ___ 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

KR> For sale

turner for the business and even get to write her off on taxes. Doug Rupert. Don Chisholm Subject: Re: KR> For sale I have a outer wing panel set that are jig built using a laser level that are precision aligned with center section spars and are AS5046 with a horizontal stabilizer and elev

KR> For sale

I have a outer wing panel set that are jig built using a laser level that are precision aligned with center section spars and are AS5046 with a horizontal stabilizer and elevator from the same drawings. I'm keeping my KR1 and going onto a different project, will sell all for cost of materials.

KR> dragonfly canopies

who supplies Dart industries

KR> starting wars

here's my 2 cents worth " maybe ' again. but these wars that get started seem to breath life into this on line repartee. I don't think anyone is really offended in the long run of it and it keeps this lively. My little foray about steel tube fuselages recently netted me some good info that put

KR> starting wars

Touche' Mark Jones <mjo...@muellersales.com> wrote:-Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Don Chisholm Sorry Mark Jones, we're brothers with a difference of opinion.no hard feelings? Don and others, Don't be sorry and

KR> Covering material

I don't know if Ron is An upholsterer /Canvass guy but I'm the person that suggested the Odyssey Soft Touch And I already have a Pattern for a Stock KR2 Canopy Cover and I'd be interested in patterning up wing covers , turtle deck, tail covers and cowling covers I manufacture seat sets for

KR> Covering material

Hi Ron; I'll wait till friday to post a proposal to the net but I think I can make covers for a half decent price as once I do the pattern which is a big part of the job the ones after the first one are straight layout cut and sew and I've done covers for various aircraft so I have a good idea

KR> making covers & other upholstery matters

doing professional looking looking upholstery really does depend on what equipment you have at your disposal as the craft itself is not difficult. The difference is that an upholsterer has a repertory of techniques and has a hands on knowledge of the materials being used, thousands of hours at

KR> steel tube fuselages

Yes patrusso wrote:D Fuselage uncovered. Pat - Original Message - From: "Dennis Mingear" To: "KRnet" Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: Re: KR> steel tube fuselages > Was that covered or uncovered Pat? > > Denny ... > > --- patrusso wrote: > >>

KR> Steel tube KR's and other foolish ideas.

Just to let you know;my steel tube take off from a KR2S is a work in progress I've invested years of thinking and research into this and have a completed fuselage my wing spar set comes from a stripped KR2 and I've foamed and glassed my outer wing panels and built a tail and am getting ready to

KR> Battery Mount

I'm an automotive upholsterer by trade and if you don't mind my 2 cents worth my favorite material to use especially for canopy covers is a material called Odyssey Soft Touch manufactured by MarChem Coated Fabrics.Inc.. What it is is a light weight coated polyester that is waterproof and

KR> steel tube fuselages

that's an idea for thought. I'm getting ready to start machining parts Don Reid suggests that the waf's almost as they are, are probably sufficient my view is that how the spar sets are attached to the stock fuselage it shouldn't bve too hard to come up with something at least that structurally

KR> aluminum bar stock

I'm looking for aluminum bar stock for landing gear legs, up here in the frozen north pickings are slim. Aircraft Spruce has 3/4 inch x 4 inch 2024 T3 but I'm looking for 1 inch x 4 inch 2024 T3 or 7075 T6. Any suggestions?

KR> Aluminum barstock

Thanks people for the input I got some good leads.Stuff like that is hard to locate here in Canada as some grades are not manufactured here and must be imported from the good old U.S of A. You guys have everything

KR> steel tube fuselages

just to get a dicussion going. I have a hypothetical question to the net and I'm sure it's been either done or thought about. If one decided to mate a KR wing set to a truss type steel tube fuselage how would one go about doing it? . My thoughts are to go with a Sonerai 2 style set up as it is

KR> steel tube fuselages

e wood and steel fuse. Denny ... --- Don Chisholm wrote: > just to get a dicussion going. I have a hypothetical > question to the net and I'm sure it's been either > done or thought about. GOP = Greed-Oppression-Power. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine

KR> fuselage weight

I just weighed my Sidewinder fuselage and it weighs 58 lbs

KR> Concern Regarding Registering a KR in the LSA Category

just to let you know I registered my KR1 in the primary ultralight catigory here in Canada with a stall speed of 45 mph. If you look at the early KR2 plans it calls the stall speed as 42 mph Dennis Mingear wrote: Most KR's are not as fast as most people think they are.

KR> nose gear

I'm curious about prop clearances and what's available for bigger diameter props as what would be used on a 0 200 Continental or 0 235 Lycoming. I haven't looked at other designs yet but am interested in other peoples thoughts and experiences on the subject on the kr net

KR> horizontal stabilizer dimensions

With Jeff Scott's development of his KR2 seems that the KR's are on the cusp of another development phase. I remember some time ago on the net here there was talk of extending the tail boom to make the tail more effective rather than increasing the span of the h/s, elevator combination. What is

KR> glue joints

This may start a info storm on the kr net but it's my understanding that sanding end cuts is a no no for 2 reasons. first being a fresh cut exposes end grain of the wood and sanding knocks the exposed cut end of the long indiviual wood fiber over and the adhesive can't wick into the cut end.

KR> glue joints

if you need a reference for proper gluing techniques you'll find a back up to what has been mentioned earlier on the krnet today in the EAA how to series " Building the Custom Aircraft With Wood volume 1 on page 20 titled " Glues And Gluing" No point in reinventing the wheel and ignoring previous

KR> horizontal stab incidence

I've been loosly following Jeff Scott's narrative about his h/s modification and have built a stab. elevator combo from TET AS5046 drawings that establish the level line to give the stab. a -- .75 degree incidence. I'm wondering what is the ideal or are the numbers still out on that one

KR> KR1's

couldn't make thje gathering we had our chapter fly in on the same weekend that I was commited to. I'd be interested to see pictures of KR1's that made the gathering. after all that is the first airplane in the movement

KR> KR1'S

I guess I' d better get my bott in gear and show up at the next gathering with my KR1. I'm almost finished putting my VW engine back together and installing it back on the airplane. I haven't thrown the Posa away yet but will when I purchasec an Aerocarb as that is the only carb I can use without

KR> looking for website

about 5 years ago there used to be a website linked to what was online at that time in relationship to KR'S called area 51 where KR's that started as KR's but ended up being something else were showcased. Anybody know if that site still exists?

KR> Start build from the wings

Hi Dubi; my name is Don Chisholm I live in Oshawa Ontario Canada I'm posting this to you off line because the KR experts on line seem to disagree with me about building wings first and it doesn't seem to make any difference that I'm building my second KR and have extsnsive aircraft experience

KR> wings first

oops pushed the wrong button on my last note

KR> kr wings

KR> kr wings

Mike; I put my wings in another room when I finished them their not in my way

KR> airframe alignments

it really doesn't matter about the bows in the banana boat top longerons or the orientation of the firewall in relation to the longerons as your alignments should be established on a longtitudinal plane in relationship to your angle of incidence of your airfoil profile and all your alignments (

KR> kr wings

Steve; seeing as how you haven't installed your center spars yet may I make a suggestion, food for thought. I built my outer wing panels with my center spars mounted in a rollover jig made from angle iron. It allowed me to turn my assembly over so I could glass my foam cores top side up, bottom

KR> kr sticks

on my KR1 I did a half a torque tube style stick assy. to put my stick in the center of the fuselage so I could use my leg as an armrest and because the one out of the plans bit the big one. on my 2S project I'm adapting a SuperCub dual stick assy. and using it transverse along my front center

KR> staples

being an upholsterer by trade I've yanked millions of staples best way is with a tack puller ( if you don't have access to staple puller tools) and a set of side cutters. What I did when I built my KR1 fuselage was staple over tacking strip so as not to leave staple marks on the plywood less to

KR> subjects other than KRs

didn't we go through a thing with cat crap not too long ago? The KRnet is about KR's just like the title says Stick to the subject please

KR> VW engine for sale

Darryl Gilbert from Gilbert Custom Aircraft has a 1915 cc VW engine for sale for $2500. The engine is complete set up for dual ignition with a top mount starter accessory case and is new never been run. He also has other engines from A 75 to 0 200 Continentals 0 235 to 0 360 Lycomings. his

KR> 4130 steel

basically when you normalize 4130 you are just stress relieving it. You can do that by heating it to red and letting it aircool at room temperature same as you do with a cluster on a steel tube airframe

KR> mag timing

your timing light might work it's one you'd have to try on the chance that you fry the coil in the mag. If you don't want to take the chance, get a piezo buzzer from Radio Shack part #273-065 or 273-066 ( about $3) and a 9 volt battery same as you use in a smoke detector and wire between the P

KR> canopy latches

I copied my latch mechanism from a 2 33 glider but after the fact seen a similar idea in Sonerai 2 plans. This idea works on a swing over canopy. Basically it works on a spring loaded pin that inserts into a latch hole, you can get the idea from your standard door knob and latch plate. Mine has 2

KR> KR 1 hinge question

Deciding to make new hinges and just bolting them on is a bit stickier than that. Any mis- alignment of the hinges will make your control surface bind. To maintain alignment when mounting them is maintained by using a proper diameter steel rod inserted through the hinges and when you swivel the

KR> weight

what will determine how heavy it will be is how well your initial fibreglass work is and how well finished you want it

KR> welding spriing bar

The stock spring bar as purchased from R.R is 7075 T6 aluminum and it's been my understanding that 7075 T6 aluminun is not a weldable grade of aluminum. If you want to study the properties of this grade of aluminum , you'll find what you need to know in Machineriys Handbook What it is is spring

KR> spring bar

sorry about my spelling on my last message. one fingered typing and no glasses is a bummer

KR> the old days

I'm fairly new to the krnet but have been involved with KR's for quite some time now and was a subscriber to the newsletters from early times. The early newsletters were great and some of the ideas portrayed were pure genius and the KR2S and many of the ideas for fittings and hardware on the KR2S

KR> kr hinges

I've got to keep the record straight but the rod ends I used came from a gentleman named Mel Locke from Calgary Alberta they are not rod ends like Dr. Dean suggested and personally I like his idea better. They were easier to do than what I did on my KR1. I'm still amazed that I got my hinge

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