Keep moving forward, and keep the updates coming. On Nov 10, 2013 8:27 PM, "Sid Wood" <smwood at md.metrocast.net> wrote:
> Still sanding the Styrofoam to make a plug mold for a new cowl on my > tri-gear KR-2. Driven by the need for speed, my aerodynamics 101 says to > hide everything that sticks out from the hurricane/typhoon force winds > created by the Great Plains 2180 VW and 52X52 Sterba prop. So, starting > with a clean sheet of 2-inch, 6-pound foam from Lowes, about 2/3 got hot > melt glued on the engine and firewall. Now about 1/3 of that is getting > chopped, sawed and sanded off. The plug is emerging. To bad the plug will > get scrapped when the fiber-glassing is done. > The reason for this artistic exercise is: Moved the engine two inches > forward for better CG. Added a Revmaster oil cooler, fuel pump and oil > filter. So the old RR cowl does not fit. > Did I mention how much I loved sanding - NOT! > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
