As a new builder, I am trying to learn everything. How did you widen the fuselage? That seems to me to be one of the great limitations of the KR2S.
Thanks. Ray --- saltmi...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/3/03 2:07:13 PM Pacific > Daylight Time, > bwun...@gmpexpress.net writes: > > > >I'm soon to buy the plans for a KR2S project!! > Can someone tell me how > > wide the cabin is at about shoulder level from the > plans? > > > > Gavin, > > The widest part of the fuselage per plans is 38 > inches, but if you take the > > width of the longerons on each side and subtract > that(~3inches), you have a > > plans width of about 35-36 inches. I widened my > fuselage 4 inches to get > > about 40 inches at the shoulders. > > r/Bernie > > KR2S Builder > > Lexington Park, MD > > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n2w6 > > > > > > > > > > > > Interesting note: Ralph Snyder in Burbank has come > up with a neat solution > to the width problem: he staggered the seats. The > passenger seat is prox 4" > aft of the left & shoulders at least will not be > banging together. I believe > the seat backs are also hinged to allow for comfort > adjustment and access to > baggage compartment. > > Stephen Mines KR2 > saltmi...@aol.com > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
