KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-17 Thread Larry Flesner
At 12:37 PM 5/17/2011, you wrote: >My EAA tech counselor used Red High Temp RTV impregnated onto layers of >fiberglass to make the seals for the air dam in his engine cowling. ++ I used 2 inch fiberglass tape and hi-temp RTV to make

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-17 Thread Glenn Martin
On 5/17/2011 8:53 AM, Larry Flesner wrote: > At 08:29 AM 5/17/2011, you wrote: >> My velocity has a removable hatch over the canard that would >> otherwise leak. Since it isn't removed often a thin line of silicone >> is put on it to seal it each time. That solution would make a lot of >> sense

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-17 Thread mylittle...@yahoo.com
ubject: Re: KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck At 08:29 AM 5/17/2011, you wrote: >My velocity has a removable hatch over the canard that would >otherwise leak. Since it isn't removed often a thin line of silicone >is put on it to seal it each time. That solution would make a lot of >

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-17 Thread Larry Flesner
At 08:29 AM 5/17/2011, you wrote: >My velocity has a removable hatch over the canard that would >otherwise leak. Since it isn't removed often a thin line of silicone >is put on it to seal it each time. That solution would make a lot of >sense with the turtle deck since it would not be something

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-17 Thread velocityo...@yahoo.com
My velocity has a removable hatch over the canard that would otherwise leak. Since it isn't removed often a thin line of silicone is put on it to seal it each time. That solution would make a lot of sense with the turtle deck since it would not be something that you would open very often.

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-17 Thread phillip matheson
I like the idea of having the decks removeable but am concerned with water ingress when the plane stands outside in the rain. Can those with removeable decks comment on this and how it was overcome please. --- I do not have any problems with water that any fixed

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-16 Thread JC Marais
:38 To: 'Dene Collett'; 'KRnet' Subject: RE: KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck Goeie dag Dene, Ek bly in Centurion, en is ook maar aan die bou - maar selfs die slakke vorder soms vinniger. Het jy enigsins foto's van jou projek so ver. Groete. JC JC Marais Centurion South Africa 082-401-5

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-16 Thread Teate, Stephen
"I like the idea of having the decks removeable but am concerned with water ingress when the plane stands outside in the rain." Hello Dene, Like others have done, the entire top of my airplane is easily removable. I made my front and aft turtle decks the same way you make a lot of

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-16 Thread Mark Langford
Dene Collett wrote: >> I like the idea of having the decks removeable but am concerned with water ingress when the plane stands outside in the rain. Can those with removeable decks comment on this and how it was overcome please.<< Both of my decks are removable and I don't believe a single drop

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-16 Thread JC Marais
...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dene Collett Sent: 16 May 2011 06:22 To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck Hi guys Regarding the removeable turtledecks, I am in the process of changing from a standard KR bubble canopy to a dragonfly canopy and will probably have to make a new forward d

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-15 Thread Dene Collett
Hi guys Regarding the removeable turtledecks, I am in the process of changing from a standard KR bubble canopy to a dragonfly canopy and will probably have to make a new forward deck. My rear deck has not yet been attached to the fuselage. I like the idea of having the decks removeable but am

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-12 Thread phillipmathe...@bigpond.com
Sid. I was reading your web page fuel tank section, and was wondering what you used and how you sealed you fuel tank inspection ports, and your unions you used for the vents. Phil Matheson. phillipmathe...@bigpond.com

KR> Re: Removable Turtle Deck

2011-05-12 Thread smwood
My turtle deck is removable in a few minutes by taking out a bunch of flat head screws. The screws engage captive stop nuts riveted to aluminum angle, in turn bolted to the top of the upper longerons. I had to progressively bend the aluminum angle further in to match the changing curve of the