KR> Certifieds

[laser...@juno.com]

"Just a clarification for those suggesting that KR are not "certified" 
aircraft - KR aircraft ARE "certified" aircraft, just as Pipers, Cessnas,

etc. are."

Thanks for pointing that out Ed.  I've been making the mistake of
referring to the "other" aircraft as certifieds in various conversations,
thus implying that Experimentals are not.  It usually comes up in
relation to conversations about what avionics & instruments can be
installed . . . or not.

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KR> Steve's fiberglass spinner

[laser...@juno.com]

> Steve Bennett has a fiberglass spinner which he's testing.

Forgot to mention the backplate & bulkhead were well finished and
perfectly true.  It all fit together very nicely.

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KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Ed Janssen]

Just a clarification for those suggesting that KR are not "certified" 
aircraft - KR aircraft ARE "certified" aircraft, just as Pipers, Cessnas, 
etc. are.  KRs are just placed in a different "category" - the 
"Experimental" Category with the purpose of  "Operating Amateur-Built". 
Pipers, Cessnas and the like are certified aircraft placed in the "Standard" 
category.  To generally imply that an experimental aircraft is necessarily 
less safe than a standard category airplane would be irresponsible.

Ed Janssen

Glenn Wrote>
>
I recall reading somewhere that the planes used in the Young Eagles
program must be certificated airplanes for insurance reasons. I do
participate as support crew.

KR> Props, spinners, & Perry, OK

[laser...@juno.com]

Thanks for the reminder Mark about re-torqueing the prop bolts.  Since I
put my Prince on I haven't re-torqued it yet & I'm ashamed to count up
how many hours it's been.  Although it has a maple core, maybe the carbon
fibre doesn't creep as much . . . hope, hope.  I better tend to that.

Steve Bennett has a fiberglass spinner which he's testing.  He sent it to
me and I wasted several months not doing anything with it and have sent
it back for him so he can proceed with the testing.  It was very well
made - needed some minor finish work on the inside.  The outside was
flawless.  I don't know what his price will be but as with all of his
prices, it'll be very reasonable.  

I built a fiberglass spinner myself.  Two actually, when going from the
Sterba to the Prince.  Spent a lot of time and money for materials and
had a lot of fun and they looked quite nice.   My best attempt though had
a small deformation noticable in rotation at the tip which ruined it for
me and I ended up buying another metal one from Steve and having it
anodyzed.  I did the doublers inside the cut-outs and it has held up
perfectly and looks quite nice in gold with the black Prince.  Mark makes
things look easy.  

Just coincidentally I was in touch just now with Mike Fox of DynaVibe in
Perry, OK.  I happened to mention that the group was considering some new
places for the Gathering this year and that Perry had been a great place
in the past.  I mentioned Don Betchan's name but Mike didn't mention him
in his reply.  For the group's interest, here is Mike's email to me just
now:

"Well, I just happen to be on the advisory board for the Perry airport
and we had a meeting tonight.  One of the topics for discussion this
evening was a possible fly-in but we don't have the time at the moment to
coordinate it.  We would be very interested in hosting the KR gathering
though and we would have an 'open house' that weekend.  We would probably
invite some other experimentals to join us as well.  September 5th was
one date that we discussed and it just so happens to be about when you
are considering your meeting.  There's a pancake fly-in at Ponca City  on
the 5th and people would probably come to Perry and grab some lunch and
visit with you guys.

Anyway, let me know if the group is really interested in meeting in
Perry.  If so, I can take the next step on this end.

Cheers,

Mike Fox"

Mike's email is 

m...@rpxtech.com

in case anyone wants to continue this discussion with him.  I'm really
too far away out here in the west to do more than just facilitate
communications.  

I've never been to Perry, but watching the videos of the Gatherings there
it looked like a great place and great times.

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KR> Center of Gravity and Prop Spinners

[Scott Watts]

Geez Mark, Lighten up.   When you said,? I find it interesting that
you're building your own composite airplane, with composite spars
which you apparently designed, and you're worried about the
spinner...? I was a bit surprised at your ire. I was just being
dramatic, tongue in cheek, when I said, ?do not trust myself
fabricating a part that is  required to spin thousands of times a
minute.?  Much that same as you when you said,? I'm also reluctant to
give myself the opportunity to kill any teenagers other than my own.?
 I?m sure I could fab my own spinner, just wondering if there is a
commercially available one that would be almost as good (No WAY it
could be as cool as your spinner  ;->).

I?ve flown behind a prop I fabricated myself (using a CNC router at a
friend?s company making production solid body guitars). It worked
great and is still flying as far as I know.  I do not recommend it,
and I would not do it again.

Hey, let?s get together at Oshkosh and chew the fat?  I?d love to hear
about this econo-plane you are designing.

Take care, Scott

KR> Sal's Quickie KR2 Paint Job

[Darren Crompton]

Sal.

Your web site address is http://salkr2.webs.com/ and the photo album page is
http://salkr2.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=5928505




-- 
Darren Crompton
AUSTRALIA

My web site: www.kr-2s.com

Fw: KR> Sal's Quickie KR2 Paint Job-Corrected Web Site

[Sal Leone]

  The Web Site was corrected as below.









--- On Tue, 6/9/09, Sal Leone  wrote:





Hi Netters
I spray painted my KR2 in the garage using a plastic drop cloth enclosure with 
filter and fan after replacing a leaky air compressor hose and HVLP sprayer.  
My web with photos only is below. My email is salale...@yahoo.com
 
www.salkr2.webs.com
 

Thank You
Sal Leone
Lake Forest, CA.
 


      
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KR> KR Gathering Site

[Larry Flesner]

At 04:35 PM 6/9/2009, you wrote:
>Is anyone working on updating the gathering site for 
>pre-registration? It's still showing 2008.
>
>
>Michael J. Simpson
++


Yes

Give it a week or so and Bob Lee will have it updated.  Sorry we're running
late this year.  Call it "burn out" ??

Larry Flesner

KR> Sal's Quickie KR2 Paint Job

[Sal Leone]

Hi Netters
I spray painted my KR2 in the garage using a plastic drop cloth enclosure with 
filter and fan after replacing a leaky air compressor hose and HVLP sprayer.  
My web with photos only is www.sal...@webs.com. My email is salale...@yahoo.com
Thank You
Sal Leone
Lake Forest, CA.
 

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Glenn Martin]

Jeff Scott wrote:
> That is a bogus report that seems to surface pretty regularly.  There is no 
> restriction on using an experimental aircraft for Young Eagles.  
>
> Reference 
> 
> or easier yet Google "Young Eagle Pilot Requirements".
>
> The requirements sheet does state that your aircraft has to be in an 
> airworthy condition and have passenger liability insurance.  Those are the 
> only references to the aircraft itself.
>
> It would be kind of ironic for the Experimental Aircraft Association to not 
> allow Experimental Aircraft.  However, that is not the case.
>
> Yes, my KR has been used for Young Eagles.
>
> -Jeff Scott
> Los Alamos, NM
> EAA Chapter 691 President
>
> -- Original Message --
>   
>
Thanks Jeff. I'm heading to the EAA 479 meeting tonight. I'll check into 
it there. It may be a local thing, or may not be an issue at all. News 
to follow.

-- 
Glenn Martin
Owner
KR2 N1333A
Biloxi, MS, 39532
rep...@martekmississippi.com

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Scott]

We fly lots of young eagles in experimentals.  The boy scout troops  
specifically have rules against it, so they fly in the certified  
craft.  I've never seen a KR used, but RVs, Glassirs, Lancair, our EAA  
chapter president flys 'em in his Falco.  We have an event this  
weekend at the local airport as well.

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Barry Kruyssen]

My son is eighteen and some of his friends asked for rides, they were under
eighteen (just) and considered minors in Australia. I would not take them
for a flight without permission from their parents.

-Original Message-
From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of Mark Langford
Sent: Wednesday, 10 June 2009 7:51 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Young Eagles Flights 


> EAA International Young Eagles day is Saturday June 13, 2009.  Does
> anyone fly Young Eagles in their KR-2?

I was told by our local EAA powers-that-be that flying Young Eagles in 
experimental aircraft was frowned upon by just about everybody involved, EAA

at OSH included, although you may not find that in writing anywhere.  And 
being afraid to leave my local treeline, I'm also reluctant to give myself 
the opportunity to kill any teenagers other than my own.  Wrong attitude on 
my part, but that's the reality of the US legal system, or lack thereof

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Jeff Scott]

That is a bogus report that seems to surface pretty regularly.  There is no 
restriction on using an experimental aircraft for Young Eagles.  

Reference 

or easier yet Google "Young Eagle Pilot Requirements".

The requirements sheet does state that your aircraft has to be in an airworthy 
condition and have passenger liability insurance.  Those are the only 
references to the aircraft itself.

It would be kind of ironic for the Experimental Aircraft Association to not 
allow Experimental Aircraft.  However, that is not the case.

Yes, my KR has been used for Young Eagles.

-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
EAA Chapter 691 President

-- Original Message --

sidney.w...@l-3com.com wrote:
> EAA International Young Eagles day is Saturday June 13, 2009.  Does
> anyone fly Young Eagles in their KR-2?
>
>
> Sid Wood

>   
I recall reading somewhere that the planes used in the Young Eagles 
program must be certificated airplanes for insurance reasons. I do 
participate as support crew.

-- 
Glenn Martin



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KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Mark Langford]

> EAA International Young Eagles day is Saturday June 13, 2009.  Does
> anyone fly Young Eagles in their KR-2?

I was told by our local EAA powers-that-be that flying Young Eagles in 
experimental aircraft was frowned upon by just about everybody involved, EAA 
at OSH included, although you may not find that in writing anywhere.  And 
being afraid to leave my local treeline, I'm also reluctant to give myself 
the opportunity to kill any teenagers other than my own.  Wrong attitude on 
my part, but that's the reality of the US legal system, or lack thereof

Chicken Langford, world famous for being afraid of a long cross-country
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
website at http://www.N56ML.com

KR> Barnstormers adds KR2S

[Phillip Matheson]

KR2S 43 inch wide? Mazda 13B engine ?
See Piston engine section then page 4.

also
 VW 2180 with redrive $5000 - 10 Hours
page 3 same section.


Phil Matheson
SAAA Ch. 20  http://www.saaa20.org/
VH-PKR
Australia

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KR> KR Gathering Site

[mplane...@aol.com]

Is anyone working on updating the gathering site for pre-registration? It's 
still showing 2008.


Michael J. Simpson
mplane...@aol.com
c:919-423-6190

KR> KR Gathering Site

[mplane...@aol.com]

Is anyone working on updating the gathering site for pre-registration? It's 
still showing 2008.


Michael J. Simpson
mplane...@aol.com
c:919-423-6190

KR> Let the countdown begin...

[Mark Jones]

The official countdown begins today. There are exactly 100 days left till the 
KR Gathering. Don't even say you might not be able to make it. I do not care 
how you get there just be there. Ask anyone who has ever attended and they will 
tell you the same. It is a time of year when the KR family comes together and 
rejoices in the realm of flight and friendship. Sure would be nice to see a lot 
of new KR planes there this year so you guys who are close please get 
determined and fly your KR to the Gathering. Remember only 100 days left. 


Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flyk...@charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[R. Human]

Glenn Wrote>
>   
I recall reading somewhere that the planes used in the Young Eagles 
program must be certificated airplanes for insurance reasons. I do 
participate as support crew.

-- 

The Boy Scouts of America have that requirement for their kids - EAA does
not!!!

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[Glenn Martin]

sidney.w...@l-3com.com wrote:
> EAA International Young Eagles day is Saturday June 13, 2009.  Does
> anyone fly Young Eagles in their KR-2?
>
>
> Sid Wood
> Tri-gear KR-2 N6242
> Mechanicsville, MD, USA
> smw...@md.metrocast.net
>
>
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>   
I recall reading somewhere that the planes used in the Young Eagles 
program must be certificated airplanes for insurance reasons. I do 
participate as support crew.

-- 
Glenn Martin
Owner
KR2 N1333A
Biloxi, MS, 39532
rep...@martekmississippi.com

KR> Prop Spinner attaching screws ?

[Jeff Scott]

I see how the forward bulkhead is screwed to the prop hub
but not to the Spinner.
So the forward bulkhead exists only for internal support
of the spinner but is not attached to the spinner directly?

I thought perhaps there would be screws through the spinner
into the forward bulkhead much like the rear one.
Scott


Take a look at the top two pictures at 
,  You'll see the screws 
through my spinner into the front bulkhead.  I used to use the same model 
spinner with it only screwed to the rear bulkhead and a tight friction fit over 
the front bulkhead, but after roughly 300 hours, the spinner started developing 
cracks due to the spinner and the front bulkhead wearing on each other.

-Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM 



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KR> Center of Gravity and Prop Spinners

[Mark Langford]

Scott Watts wrote:

> Are there any commercially available composite spinners that that
> would work for a rear starter application?  I have found a few for
> commercial aircraft, but they are REALLY expensive.  I can not get
> excited about making my own spinner.  Mark, if you were to do it over,
> would you still fab your own spinner?

Sure, I built it to fit my plane perfectly, it's perfectly balanced,  I 
built it in about four hours and saved a lot of money and hassle,  and I can 
brag that I built it myself!  Isn't that the definition of homebuilding?  I 
might have four hours of my time in the whole thing.  Of course I'd do it 
again.  If I wouldn't recommend doing it I probably wouldn't have gone to 
the trouble to show others how to do it by making a web page showing the 
details.

> I'd like to get your same look, but do not trust myself fabricating a part 
> that is
> required to spin thousands of times a minute.

I find it interesting that you're building your own composite airplane, with 
composite spars which you apparently designed, and you're worried about the 
spinner...

Mark Langford
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
website at http://www.N56ML.com

KR> Center of Gravity and Prop Spinners

[Mark Jones]

>Are there any commercially available composite spinners that that
>would work for a rear starter application?


I use a UHS spinner on my rear starter set up. Of course it would work just 
as well on a front starter too. The UHS uses a front bulkhead and no back 
bulkhead plate. I really like mine. I have bought two. The deer strike broke 
my first one. Here is the link http://uhsspinners.com/


Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Stevens Point, WI
E-mail: flyk...@charter.net
Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> Center of Gravity and Prop Spinners

[Scott Watts]

Are there any commercially available composite spinners that that
would work for a rear starter application?  I have found a few for
commercial aircraft, but they are REALLY expensive.  I can not get
excited about making my own spinner.  Mark, if you were to do it over,
would you still fab your own spinner?

Scott


> Also, I like your streamline spinner/cowl, but notice from your web
> site that you essentially made your own custom spinner.  I'd like to
> get your same look, but do not trust myself fabricating a part that is
> required to spin thousands of times a minute.  Since the time you made
> yours, have you found a commercially available spinner that might do
> the trick?  If you were to do it over again, what would you do?  What
> is the diameter of your spinner at the cowl?

The part number and place to buy the spinner that I used for a mold is in
the first sentence of my "how to build a fiberglass spinner" page at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/spinner/.

KR> Young Eagles Flights

[sidney.w...@l-3com.com]

EAA International Young Eagles day is Saturday June 13, 2009.  Does
anyone fly Young Eagles in their KR-2?


Sid Wood
Tri-gear KR-2 N6242
Mechanicsville, MD, USA
smw...@md.metrocast.net

KR> Prop Spinner attaching screws ?

[Scott Perkins]

My favorite spinner was a 14 inch fiberglass unit sold by 
Loehle Aviation for use on his P-40 and P-51 replicas.
I wonder if they still have them for sale?

A prominent aerodynamicist told me that a spinner up
to one third of prop diameter was the last way to
squeeze a few more percentage points of efficiency
out of a perfect prop.
Scott


Dana Overall wrote:
> 
> > From: 2sc...@bellsouth.net
> 
> > I see how the forward bulkhead is screwed to the prop hub
> > but not to the Spinner.
> 
> >
> > I thought perhaps there would be screws through the spinner
> > into the forward bulkhead much like the rear one.
> > Scott
> 
> Scott, look at the third picture up from the bottom, it says:  "OH, I am 
> finished.  I still have to put the screws in the front bulkhead, but I ran 
> out of anchor  nuts."
> 
> Dana Overall
> 
> 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host
> Richmond, KY i39
> 
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KR> Prop Spinner attaching screws ?

[Dana Overall]

> From: 2sc...@bellsouth.net

> I see how the forward bulkhead is screwed to the prop hub
> but not to the Spinner.

> 
> I thought perhaps there would be screws through the spinner
> into the forward bulkhead much like the rear one.
> Scott


Scott, look at the third picture up from the bottom, it says:  "OH, I am 
finished.  I still have to put the screws in the front bulkhead, but I ran out 
of anchor  nuts."

Dana Overall 

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Richmond, KY i39

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KR> Prop Spinner attaching screws ?

[Scott Perkins]

I see how the forward bulkhead is screwed to the prop hub
but not to the Spinner.
So the forward bulkhead exists only for internal support
of the spinner but is not attached to the spinner directly?

I thought perhaps there would be screws through the spinner
into the forward bulkhead much like the rear one.
Scott


Dan Heath wrote:
> 
> Sure, if you look at the 6th pic down the thumbnails, you will see the back
> plate, the front bulkhead plate, and the crush plate with bolts in them.
> Look at the prop in the pic below that.  The large back plate goes behind
> the prop, the bulkhead plate goes on top of the prop, and the crush plate on
> top of that and it all gets bolted to the prop hub with those bolts, except
> the one in then center.
> 
> Then the spinner goes on over all that and gets screwed to the plates.
> 
> See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
> See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
> There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
> has begun.
> Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
> Of Scott Perkins
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:02 AM
> To: KRnet
> Subject: Re: KR> Prop Spinners
> 
> That is some nice spinner work but even in the finished
> and mounted spinner photo I do not see bolts through the
> spinner into the Front bulkhead.  Were they ever placed ?
> Scott
> 
> Dan Heath wrote:
> >
> > This might answer your questions about the spinner and the front bulkhead.
> >
> > http://krbuilder.org/Spinner/index.html
> >
> > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
> > See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
> > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
> > has begun.
> > Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
> >
> > -Original Message-
> >
> > There was earlier mention of needing to put or
> > use a front bulkhead on a spinner.  What is that ?
> >
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KR> Aluminium Spinners

[Phillip Matheson]

http://www.cumminsspinners.com/

Aussie Made.
now also in chrome.

This would be one of the BEST spinners you could buy,
My thoughts.

Phil Matheson
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Australia

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KR> Gathering 2010

[Dan Heath]

Way cool, host it and we will come.  Make your presentation at the
Gathering.

See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 
See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC


-Original Message-
From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of Gerald Pryce
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:59 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Gathering 2010

How about Salina, KS?  The first KR Fly-in was held there in Aug of 1984.  
"Ole Blue" was there.  I flew up from Altus, OK with my wife who was 8
months pregnant.  The son she was carrying, now wants to build a KR;
coincidence?  I think not!

Jerry Pryce


At 04:47 AM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
>What is the farthest West
>location that the Gathering has ever been held.  The farthest one that I
>have been to was Covington, TN.
+++

I'd say Perry, Oklahoma.  I traveled ten hours by car to get there one
year and 4.5 hours in the Tripacer the next year.

Larry Flesner


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KR> KR gathering 2010

[vr6chri...@yahoo.com]

I would like to go to where my father suggested. It would be cool to see where 
the first gathering was and meet everybody.

I guess this would be a good time to introduce myself. I got interested in KRs 
from my dad and as he said I went to the first gathering when I was in the 
womb. I plan to start building a KR2S with a corvair when I return from Iraq in 
December. I've been lurking on this list for a few months to learn as much as I 
can.

I've already had the pleasure of meeting William Wynne, Joe Horton, Bill Clapp 
and some other people at SNF 2009. William was nice enough to give me a 
conversion manual for free because I am in the air force. If you would like to 
put a face to the name, I'm the guy holding the conversion manual while William 
is pointing at my VW shirt on flycorvair.com under at the hanger April 2009.

Hopefully this message doesn't look all messed up as I am typing it on my 
blackberry.

I look forward to meeting you all if I can make it to the next gathering and 
I'd like to thank you all for everything I've learned already from this list.

Chris Pryce
Fort Walton Beach, FL
850-368-6902
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KR> Prop Spinners

[Dan Heath]

Sure, if you look at the 6th pic down the thumbnails, you will see the back
plate, the front bulkhead plate, and the crush plate with bolts in them.
Look at the prop in the pic below that.  The large back plate goes behind
the prop, the bulkhead plate goes on top of the prop, and the crush plate on
top of that and it all gets bolted to the prop hub with those bolts, except
the one in then center.

Then the spinner goes on over all that and gets screwed to the plates.

See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 
See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC


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From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of Scott Perkins
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:02 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Prop Spinners

That is some nice spinner work but even in the finished
and mounted spinner photo I do not see bolts through the
spinner into the Front bulkhead.  Were they ever placed ?
Scott

Dan Heath wrote:
> 
> This might answer your questions about the spinner and the front bulkhead.
> 
> http://krbuilder.org/Spinner/index.html
> 
> See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
> See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
> There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
> has begun.
> Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
> 
> -Original Message-
> 
> There was earlier mention of needing to put or
> use a front bulkhead on a spinner.  What is that ?
> 
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KR> Prop Spinners

[Scott Perkins]

That is some nice spinner work but even in the finished
and mounted spinner photo I do not see bolts through the
spinner into the Front bulkhead.  Were they ever placed ?
Scott

Dan Heath wrote:
> 
> This might answer your questions about the spinner and the front bulkhead.
> 
> http://krbuilder.org/Spinner/index.html
> 
> See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
> See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
> There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
> has begun.
> Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
> 
> -Original Message-
> 
> There was earlier mention of needing to put or
> use a front bulkhead on a spinner.  What is that ?
> 
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KR> Center of Gravity and Prop Spinners

[John Martindale]

Also much lighter and less susceptible to fatigue crack around the the
cutouts. No ugly rivets and doublers needed. Check out Aircraft Spruce, they
have some well priced ones if you worry about making one yourself. 


John Martindale
29 Jane Circuit
Toormina NSW 2452
AUSTRALIA

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[mailto:krnet-bounces+johnjanet=optusnet.com...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of
Mark Langford
Sent: Tuesday, 9 June 2009 5:15 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Center of Gravity and Prop Spinners

One more thing on fiberglass spinners...snip

KR> lockwiring prop bolts

[Mark Langford]

I don't lockwire my prop bolts either.  Wooden props loosen up quickly, 
especially soon after installation, and should be re-torqued after a few 
hours of flying, and then two or three times  (and every six months) 
afterwards.  With locknuts, I retorque mine just about every time the top of 
the cowling is off, which is not that often, I'll admit.  If they were 
lockwired, I'd be a lot less likely to do that.  I've never had one come 
loose, but they have all needed retorquing due to the wood slowly creeping. 
I the only lockwire on my plane is what I used to wrap the heat muffs to 
hold them in place, and I'm fine with that.

The nuts I use are steel lock nuts, however, and they work fine.  Something 
to be kept in mind is that new ones have a "running torque" of about 4-5 
ft-lbs, so take that into consideration when torqueing the prop.  If the 
prop maker says 15 ft-lbs, make it 20 to compensate for the extra torque 
required to turn the locking part of the nut.  That weakens over time and 
usage to maybe 2-3 ft-lbs. Purists would replace them at every use, or at 
least more often than I do.  I'm still using my original set.  Call me 
stupid, or call me a conservative cheapskate, either way.

What people may not realize is that the Corvair is a super smooth running 
engine, and doesn't vibrate like a big four cylinder Lycosaurus 
engine...probably a factor of 20 difference, if not more.  It makes a 
difference in a lot things...


Mark Langford
N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
website at http://www.N56ML.com