Netters,
With all the discussion the last few days I asked Mark Langford to post a picture of my lap belt attach brackets on his web page. This will hopefully help some builders that have not attended any Gatherings to get some ideas from already flying KR's. The plans are rather weak in this area. http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/flesner/fittings.jpg I got the general idea for my brackets from Norm Leonard's KR at one of the Columbia, Tn. Gatherings. I made a quick mental note and sometime later came up with something similar to his. I have them attached to the rear spar and they extend forward approx 4 or 5 inches. Note that one angle coming off the attach point is 90 degrees and the bracket parallels the floor. The top side of the bracket runs down at an angle from the top of the spar to radius around the belt attach hole. I added a gusset for strength and then drilled holes to lighten the brackets. I don't recall the thickness of the 4130 I used but I would guess it to be maybe .090 or .125. Use your best judgement there. The attach bolts are 3/16" top and bottom with, I think, a "wood washer" backing plate. I suspect the spar will have to go to pieces before these brackets turn me loose. Hope the picture helps. Larry Flesner
