KR> Langford vs Oshkosh

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
? -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> KR2 on e-bay broken crank

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
on the VW engine before finishing flying off the test hours. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> Parachute FAR

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) may execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds--" I would interpret that to mean that if you are flying solo there is no requirement to wear a parachute when doing aerobatics. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> Parachute FAR

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
r on board, then the pilot is required to wear a parachute not just the passenger. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz Copied from http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr=fddeee2e7dfca311b9f07ee95668b7ce=div8=text=14:2.0.1.3.10.4.7.4=14 91.307 part a & b not included (c) Unless ea

KR> Non-zero spar loads was Question on bent spars

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
applied to the spar inside the fuselage. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz Message: 16 List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 18:30:56 -0600 From: "Bubba" <mystic...@swbell.net> Subject: Re: KR> Question on bent spars To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylis

KR> KR-2 Plans on e-bay

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
KR-2 Plans (circa 1982) on e-bay currently $25.99 with 4 days 15 hours to go. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem=4520427957 -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> LSA mechanic rules

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
and proved that the plane meets the consensus performance and design standards. Or to put it simply, the new rules don't apply to KRs. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz Message: 16 List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:03:26 -0800 (PST) From: Grant Watkins <gw_av...@yahoo.

KR> LSA mechanic rules

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
that design spec. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Rick Human" <rahu...@ev1.net> To: "Wesley Scott" <k...@spottedowl.biz>; "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:04 PM Subject: Re: KR

KR> "Fudge Factor" G forces etc

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
By "fudge factor" do you mean the FAA required factor of 1.5 between limit load (the load that can be applied indefinitely with no damage to the structure) and the ultimate load (the load that causes the structure to fail). And before anyone jumps up and down about how that only applies to FAR 23

KR> G limit

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
calculated are too low. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: <raybeth...@sbcglobal.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:19 AM Subject: Re: KR> G limit > If I remember correctly, figures from Jean

KR> KR2 project for Sale on ebay

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
You should be able to as long as the auction is still going. You can't check completed auctions anymore without being registered. The KR2 project hasn't started yet. Another two hours based on the original post (8pm Pacific). -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message

KR> Barnstormers

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
Make sure you look at both the KR Aircraft and the Rand Robinson categories. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz > There are also five KR2 and two KR projects for sale on > Barnstormers.com. posted in the last two months. > > Dave Mullins >

KR> Aircraft for sale

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
And more specifically this link should take you right to it. The current price is $610. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem=2488003604 -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz Subject: Re: KR> Aircraft for sale > Hold the phone ! > If the question is "wh

KR> Inspection vs Gathering

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
40 hrs / 14 days is less than 3 hrs/day, based on Larry's posts that seems doable. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz > > Tentative re-inspection date set today is Sept 8-9, will find out next week, so sorry gang but no KR2 from me flown to the Gathering this year. Maybe Sun

KR> dynamo wiring, redundant fuel/igition system

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
uot; 331 pages "Mark Langford's KR2S Project" 65 pages -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> gathering update

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
The gathering website does not have a list of the people preregistered or any ridesharing information like it has in years past. Is that a permanent situation? -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net>

KR> West Coast / Spring Gathering

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
It probably is too late for this year. Larry/Orma how long did it take to organize the gathering? Why not make it a spring gathering? That way you might be able to convince people to go to both. Fall = Midwest Spring = West Coast -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message

KR> aircraft data collection

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
change hands before completion) General lessons learned / wisdom to pass on Fuel capacity (Wing tanks / header tank) Fuel burn rate ( max power / best economy) Fuel type used (i.e. auto gas, 100LL) range -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Dunca

KR> Light Sport Aircraft

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
be flyable by a sport pilot. Or for a plans built plane, "I swear that's all she'll do" means your buddy with his sport pilot certificate (and the over 87kts endorsement) and valid drivers license can legally fly your plane (assuming the stall speed is low enough). -- wesl

KR> Light Sport Aircraft

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
the final rule make that pretty clear. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Dana Overall" <bo12...@hotmail.com> > > > My case in point was, and still is, putting different wings, different > engines, speed brakes, hanging things

KR> Turboprop Power

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
ll required technical manuals." And this still doesn't include the propellor. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Dan Heath" <da...@alltel.net> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 5:44 AM Subject: Re: KR> Turboprop Pow

KR> 3100cc Corvair engine update

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
So the construction log entry would be: "Low speed taxi testing initiated. Test 1: Steering control using brakes only. Result: inadequate control." > I taxied around in the driveway a little yesterday. My 9 year old daughter, > who was in charge of chocks in case I got stuck in a precarious

KR> KR-2 (sort of) on e-bay

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
of modification? -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> N56ML / Tiny Tach

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
a signal generator to generate the input, but when they hooked it up to the test distributor the signal was to noisy to use. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz > > By the way, I never could get the Tiny Tach (my THIRD one) to read anything > but gibberish. One minute it's almost accur

KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible???

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
category even if you reinstalled a VW. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible???

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
cept plane. If the current version actually meets LSA, that means there will shortly be a (hopefully large) increase in the number of available purchasers, with a corresponding increase in sales price. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Dan Heath" <da.

KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible???

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
: Will the KR1 at a max wt of 750 pounds? It also has a published stall of 52mph. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Dan Heath" <da...@alltel.net> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 5:46 AM Subject: Re: KR>

KR> KR2S Stretch

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
Isn't this a description of a completed / all most completed plane? Like maybe Mark L.s? or yours Larry? -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday,

Spar strength was Re: KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible???

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
What g factor are you using for the analysis? RR used +4/-2 as the design limit load factors (FAA requires an ultimate load of 1.5x the limit load). At a gross weight of 1050 pounds, there is an approximate margin of safety of 16% per Bill Marcy's analysis. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

Spar strength was Re: KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible???

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
design limit load factor is 4.0." In a later section it pulls numbers from FAR 23, Appendix A for a V-n diagram that is where the -2 load factor is described. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Duncan" <k...@chalksoft.com> To: &qu

KR> KR Sport pilot eligible???

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
= 138 mph, a KR with a small engine may actually meet the LSA requirements. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: <eclarse...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 10:53 PM Subject: Re: KR> KR Sport pilot eligible??? >

KR> Re: fuel flow,

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
have full power capability. Think of the fun on short final if pulling the stick back "just a little bit too far" caused a stall that starved the engine at the same time. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz > The other parameter that no one really commented on was the 12.5

KR> Virus - pointer to free removal tool

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
...@mm.removal.tool.html -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> RR still in business?

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
It's not quite as simple as Larry explained. This is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Expiration_Day -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz In the United States, the copyright law causes all copyrighted works which have reached the end of their term of copyright protection to fall

KR> Spins? (resend long but worth it)

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
evator control while trying to recover from a spin? In conclusion, the plane isn't designed for spins, so don't spin it. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> Harley motors

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
from : http://www.motobykz.co.uk/2002wing/2002wing.htm Honda claims 118 bhp and 125 lb./ft. of torque Honda Goldwing GL1800 Specifications Engine Type: Type: 1832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder Bore x Stroke: 74mm x 71mm Compression Ratio: 9.8:1 Carburettor(s): PGM-FI

DON'T remove the shear web Re: KR> Wes Scot - Drilling Holes in Spars

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
DON'T rip out the shear web. Simple analysis are useful for somethings. Don't redesign the plane based on it. Hopefully, the post below was a joke and my sudden vision of large numbers of snapping wings was an over reaction. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message

KR> CL eqns available ?? Stall speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
Did Ashok publish an equation or a set of tabular data for the wind tunnel results? I hate trying to read data off of graphs. (See http://www.krnet.org/as504x/repeat_1m.gif ) Looking at the graph it appears the best CL to operate at is approx 0.72. The point where Cd starts to increase with

KR> CL eqns available ?? Stall speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
It wasn't readable so this time I pasted into notepad to convert it to plain text and then still had to add formatting. It should be in straight ascii now. The numbers are based on the CL values of the AS5045 airfoil taken from the graph http://www.krnet.org/as504x/repeat_1m.gif The predicted

KR> CL eqns available ?? Stall speeds

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
and velocity. I'll try to describe it after getting some sleep. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: KR>

KR> mailing list options

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
have a web page hosted at lunarpages.com) I haven't actually used the mailing list. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 8:47 AM Sub

KR> Drilling Holes in Spars - stress riser?

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
Looking at a simple vertical shear moment diagram for a wing fuselage arrangement like the KR(treating the spar as a beam) with a questionable but perhaps not unrealistic assumption that the vertical load on the two longerons is equal (this assumes the weight of the plane is centered within the

KR> KR structural analysis

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
longerons to control where the failure occurs so you don't end up with an engine in your lap? -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "cartera" <cart...@cuug.ab.ca> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:52

KR> Steel frame KR

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
they had? -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz

KR> KR structural analysis

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
would be useful. This should be a case of, "it may take a structural engineer to perform the analysis, but any engineer should be able to understand the results." -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@enga

KR> steel frame

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
to think about trying to do the design analysis with material that has directional strength properties (i.e. spruce). If you are going to use a steel (or aluminum) wing, you might as well convert the fuselage also. -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz - Original Message - From: "Colin

KR> Motivation

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
-mechanics.com/Flight.htm -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz > > >Since the net is quite I decided to add some motivation to help us finish > >our projects, and that included me and my engine change. If you have the > >TIME, about 5 minutes with a fast machine and DSL, I placed a 19 s

KR> Who has the Virus problem?

2008-10-12 Thread Wesley Scott
. Norton AntiVirus removed the attachment: Readme.hta. The attachment was infected with the W32.Beagle.W@mm virus. The message headers refer to this IP address and network [24.230.74.140] (helo=DJNVYL31.net) -- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz