Phil; My understanding is that the X braces were put in because under some loads the tail was twisting and this was exacerbated when the fuselage was lengthened. W.G.(Bill) KIRKLAND wkirkl...@rogers.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Maley" <p...@wotech.com.au> To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: RE: KR>Scott Cable and Steve Jones Pictures
> Dan > > I noticed that Scott's fuselage > (http://kr-builder.org/ScottCable/index.html) has diagonal braces on the > top surface. My old KR2 plans do not show these diagonal members so I > assume the original design relies on the turtledeck to close the "box" > and provide torsional stiffness for the fuselage. > > Are the diagonal braces shown on the later KR2 or KR2S drawings? If they > are, can anyone advise if there was any incident that prompted RR to add > them? I'm sure they are a good idea but wondering if I need to add them > to my KR2. > > Thanks > Phil Maley > Perth Australia > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
