Perhaps Sid has been giving the KR community a good example of experimental aviation.Thank you Sid.Many of us,including myself,can be a bit reluctant to discuss our ideas on a really important subject,weight and balance,and how it relates to safely flying a home built aircraft.My experience tells me how important it is in keeping the pilot alive.Not going to make a book about it.Keep up the good work.Good engineering makes good use of all parts of the plane.Tommy W.
On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Sid Wood via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > Moving the wing forward would exacerbate the problem. The aerodynamic fix > would be to move the wings 2-inches aft from the KR-2 plans callout. That > is essentially what was done with the KR-2S. In the case of my already > built (and flying) KR-2, moving the wings would amount to building another > fuselage and stub wings. I chose bolting on some steel weights. Granted > not the most elegant solution. As Larry recommends, perhaps a bigger > engine installation would indeed be the best choice. Anyone interested in > a firewall forward package for a Great Plains 2180 VW, Diehl case, Zenith > carb, RR engine mount with 2" extension blocks, Sterba 52x52 prop, > Revmaster oil cooler, Grand Rapids engine monitor with all probes and 10.6 > engine operating hours, turning 3150 RPM static WOT. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > I'm no aerodynamicist but seems to me the proper way to fix this problem > is simply to move the wings forward. Either that or shorten the tail. > > Using hydrogen or helium instead of air in the tires will help with > buoyancy, which might help. This has the side benefit of increasing the > service ceiling. > > Keep in mind when playing around with lead that it is highly toxic. It's > against the law to use lead even for wheel weights, at least in > California. If your plane is loaded with lead it's possible you'll be > stopped at the state line and have to take a bus the rest of the way. > Lots to consider here. > > Mike > KSEE > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
