Per, You said " hopefully,I will be able to complete the KR, this time ", and then you said "I want to change the ".
I just want to raise the red flag for you here. These two statements conflict. Your best chance for success it to finish the plane without changing anything that does not have to be changed. Now to your question. If you really must do this thing to your project, I do believe that you can just unbolt the whole thing and move it to the rear of the spar. If I remember correctly, this entire assembly sits just below the fuselage with the brackets going through the fuselage skin. I had one very much like it on the Little Beast and it is a great gear. DO NOT split this gear into two assemblies. I do believe that this gear has been used in the tri gear configuration and the stick can be dealt with. Cutting holes if the fuselage skin is not an issue to be concerned with. They are easy to patch and the whole center part of the spring bar, gets faired into the fuselage anyway and will not be seen. You are correct in your assessment of the Diehl gear. While it is a very good gear, switching to it, will further decrease your opportunity for success. I have done that also, so I know the difference between the two gears and the installation process of both. My best advise to you is to stick with what you have. The conventional gear KR is a great airplane and the task is daunting enough without adding anymore to it. Rember, for every change you make, there are at least 3 other changes that will be required and these changes often cascade into more changes which......... See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org
