Mark, Please share with the group how the canopy "re-mount" design is implemented after the fact. I am very interested as the hinge on my KR2 is failing & it's time for a re-do...
John Bouyea/ KR2 - N5391M/ Hillsboro, Oregon -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 2:41 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Firewall Space Sid Wood wrote: >I am continually amazed at how much clear space some KR's have on the >fire wall while others, like my KR-2, are packed. Is there some rhyme >or reason for that? I put as much stuff as possible on the aft side of the firewall, just to keep it out of the heat. That was made easy by the fact that the front deck is easily removed in about three minutes after spending two minutes to remove the cowling. The battery, ignition coils, starter relay, fuel pumps, fuel filters, and terminal strips for CHT and EGT thermocouple junctions come to mind, but I'm sure there's other stuff as well. In N891JF, I'll soon be putting fuel pumps and fuel totalizer on the aft side of the firewall for the same reason. Having said that, things are tight with engine mount, oil cooler, oil filter, oil separator, cabin heat valve, and the flywheel only an inch away from the firewall. There's a lot to be said for keeping most of that stuff mounted to the engine instead. Forward hinging hinges are coming along fairly well. Just need to match drill pivot points, sand down to final aerodynamic shape, paint, and reinstall. I don't think they'll be very noticeable, nor will they hurt aerodynamics. They ended up about .28" thick and 2" tall. The canopy frame would fail long before these hinges. See enclosed photo... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com --------------------------------------------------------
