Look what I found in the 1979 Newsletter archive! Should I call the first one and send a "SASE" to the other? ha! Retractable tri-cyle landing gearconversion plans by Bill DeFreze.Uses many of Rand?s parts, includinggear legs & spring bar.32o.ooBill DeFreze7530 Ironwood DriveDublin, CA 94566Ph.415-828-2111
Retractable tri-gear for KR-1 or KR-2.Stress analyzed to 3x gross by MarshallWood, senior design engineer at Rocketdyne.Plans are now available @i 340.00for complete system. material kit, excludingwheels $250.00. Ready to installassemblies $800.00. Freeisometric view with S.A.S.E.Don Land906 Manzani taLos Angles, CA 90029MINATURE > Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:49:42 -0700 > From: gliders at spinn.net > To: chrisprata at live.com; krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> Tri-Gear Retracts? > > There are a couple of retractable trigear setups shown in the newsletter > archives. > > Chris > > On 1/25/2015 10:23 AM, Chris Prata via KRnet wrote: > > not to mention "the unlikely event of a water landing" lol > > thanks all info appreciated while I try to explore which way to go. > > > >> To: ml at n56ml.com; krnet at list.krnet.org > >> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 18:06:02 +0100 > >> Subject: Re: KR> Tri-Gear Retracts? > >> From: krnet at list.krnet.org > >> > >> Hi, check the website http://members.upc.nl/a.gremmen61/ At the pics 2005 > >> you can see the gear system of the cherry bx2. It is nice but also wat > >> mark just noted, it will be add weight. The only positif I think is the > >> dead engine outfield landing. It will save you from a tip over. > >> Stef > >> > >> -- > >> Steph and his dad are building the KR-2S see > >> http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> ----Origineel Bericht---- > >>> Van : krnet at list.krnet.org > >>> Datum : 25/01/2015 16:23 > >>> Aan : krnet at list.krnet.org > >>> Onderwerp : Re: KR> Tri-Gear Retracts? > >>> > >>> Oh, and the most important reason to go with fixed gear (I can't believe > >>> I left this one out) is the GEAR-UP landing! I built mine fixed because > >>> I knew if I had retracts, my first landing would be a gear-up landing, > >>> and my third, and my 10th...etc. I later proved that theory, although I > >>> made it to 93 landings in my 68 year-old Swift before actually > >>> fulfilling that prophecy! > >>> > >>> There's another school of thought that if you have to land in a field > >>> because of an engine out, damage will be minimized. In a smooth field > >>> big enough to pull that off, it's true. But in the case of my hayfield > >>> landing, I needed all the friction I could get. Without it I was going > >>> to hit a stand of trees that would have totaled the plane, if not me. > >>> > >>> I'm not trying to discourage you from building retracts or tri-gear > >>> retracts, but you've come to the table with lots of ideas on how to do > >>> things different, and they will all increase building time accordingly, > >>> perhaps exponentially. That's fine, and I'm a poster child for the > >>> concept, but be prepared to spend a long time accomplishing all your > >>> goals. I'm certainly not saying to "build is by the plans", because the > >>> plans are lacking in many ways. But choose your modifications > >>> carefully. As William Wynne likes to say, every day spent building is > >>> another day you are closer to losing your medical. Hopefully that issue > >>> will be relaxed soon, but you get the point. > >>> > >>> But as much as I enjoyed building and proving that I can improve the > >>> design and persevere to the end, I can tell you that flying is a lot > >>> more fun than building, at least for me! > >>> > >>> Mark Langford > >>> ML at N56ML.com > >>> http://www.n56ml.com > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > >
