Thanks Mike for the info on the Oxy system. I have been wanting one for a while and I want to copy your design. No need to reinvent the wheel.
50% done only 90% to go Craig www.kr2seafury.com www.flightwidgets.com > On September 14, 2015 at 4:10 PM Mike Stirewalt via KRnet > <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > In building my KR-1?, Ken extended the fuselage ahead of the spar and > also extended it to the rear. IIRC it was 6 inches to the front to > accomodate Ken's long legs and to the rear "an extra bay", whatever that > amounts to. It's 15 feet 9 inches in length, so it's not all that long > overall but within that space there is plenty of leg room, enough room > for a removable aluminum header tank of 17 gallons, and a baggage insert > behind the seat which accomodates a remarkable amount of space for all > the stuff I stick back there when travelling. A shoebox-size toolbox > full of carefully-packed tools and spares. My "sailor bag" which I use > when travelling - full of clothes and a Lenovo 14.1" T-420 Thinkpad. A > 24 cu.ft. oxygen tank underneath the insert lodged against the corner > where the floor and side comes together. The insert actually rides on > top of the tank and keeps it secure from movement vertically or > laterally. To keep it from movement fore and aft there are foam blocks > to the rear and the wood seatback with it's cut-out for the tank secures > it from forward movement. It impinges upon the available baggage space > hardly at all and I can't rave enough about how nice it is to have oxygen > when travelling. As with my Halo headset, I soon forget the cannula or > headset are attached to my head. The pulse-dose regulator releases > oxygen only when I breathe - unlike the old aviation regulators that > provide constant flow, an extremely wasteful way of doing things. This > pulse-dose regulator by Devilbiss is called a PD-1000. > > http://www.devilbisshealthcare.com/products/oxygen-therapy/portable-oxyge > n/pulsedose > > I got it new on eBay for about $40. The "E" tank was about $28 (eBay) > with shipping and the cannula was about $10 so having the priceless > benefit of oxygen when flying cost me less than $100 for the whole set > up. I get it filled at dive shops for $12, mas o menos. If no dive > shops are in your area, an alternative way to fill the tank is to get > your AME to write a prescription and take it to a medical supply place. > Other than filling it at an FBO, that is the most expensive way to > re-fill the tank. Another low cost option is a welding shop. It's all > the same quality oxygen. My "E" tank has lasted me from San Diego to > Naples, Florida with various side trips and return to SEE using oxygen > the entire way. There is still oxygen left in the tank after all that > flying, a tribute to the efficiency of the regulator. There are a couple > other pulse-dose regulators out there, probably several, and I think any > of them would work. I'm extremely happy with this PD-1000 though. I put > the cannula in my nose at the same time I put my headset on and don't > turn it off or take it off until I land. Even for those who don't make > a practice of flying at 12.5 and 13.5 as I do, oxygen will help with > mental clarity, vision (especially at night), and prevents the headaches > I used to get when going from sea level to cruise altitudes. It was to > prevent the debilitating headaches I used to get that I originally > installed oxygen in the KR but discovered there are many other benefits. > It really helps prevent fatigue on long trips. > > George McHenry had oxygen in his amazing KR as did Jim Evans with his > "Bondo Bomber." Jim, a WWII P-51 pilot used to fly his KR-1 (painted to > look like a P-51) with turbo Revmaster to Oshkosh, south of the border > to Mexico, to Missouri for reunions, to fly-ins far and wide, and did it > all at flight levels above 20 thousand feet. His Maloof was one of the > two or three that failed and prompted Joe Horvath to ground that prop. > From what I know the failures were only on turbocharged engines, but Joe > would know more about that if you can get him to talk about it. Anyway, > Jim made a successful forced landing when his failed in cruise. You have > lots of landing choices when you're at twenty five thousand feet. I > talked to Jim some years before he passed away. He lived up in the > mountains of Northern California, Trinity County. I didn't ask him about > his oxygen set up but rather wanted to talk to him about his Maloof > experience. > > http://tcpilots.org/bios/evans.html > > Using oxygen in KR's certainly isn't a new idea. If one intends to do > any travelling in their KR it's a really good one. I've seen studies > showing the benefits of oxygen even when flying at lower altitudes. > Extended flights as low as five thousand feet or thereabouts can benefit > from the use of O2. Installing the tank behind the seat along the > fuselage floor and side junction gets it out of the way and the thin > plastic cannula tube from the regulator to our nose is no bother at all. > I highly recommend this easily-done improvement to our planes and will be > happy to provide additional info and informative links. > > Mike > KSEE > > ____________________________________________________________ > Want to place your ad here? > Advertise on United Online > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/55f72a06d37442a0629d7st03vuc > > _______________________________________________ > 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
