Thanks everyone for your impute, and pushing me in to the direction I think it would be best that I go. I Have already been leaning toward the speed brake but not sure how to go about it. Can anyone give me some designed spec's and materials, Installation instructions? Does R/R have any plans supplements?
I would prefer to copy a proven set up rather then blaze new ground. Thanks again Tim KR2 N7038V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildr...@hotmail.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 1:51 PM Subject: KR>Kr Flaps > Tim asks- > > >Can anyone give me some insight in to adding flaps or a speed brake > >to an existing stock fuselage with retracts? > > Probably not telling you anything that isn't obvious, but the speed brake > will be easier to add than flaps. The thing about the speed brake on a > stock fuselage with retracts is that you're a bit limited on the size of the > brake panel because the stock retracts don't put the belly very high off the > ground. Now if you make it a rule to never deploy the speed brake on or > near the ground, that isn't an issue, but that might limit its usefulness in > killing float sometimes. > > It has sounded to me like the speed brake does more for you than flaps on > the KR if you're looking to slow it down on approach. Mark Langford's (and > others using split or Fowler flaps) might be an exception, but from what > I've seen on the list, the stock design plain flaps aren't as effective as > the speed brake at holding down the approach speed and helping get the > airplane down. I think it has a bit more effect lowering the nose too. > > Oscar Zuniga > San Antonio, TX > mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com > website at http://www.flysquirrel.net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
