Steve McGee wrote: > Does anyone know if he modified the wafs or wing strength other than the > airfoil? Is the new airfoil on top of the old spar in the fuse?
He put the AS5046 airfoil on his wings after he had an engine-out landing on a small country road, with an unfortunate curve in it. He broke one aluminum gear leg (his 4130 bracket wasn't even bent), the bottom of the cowling, and boogered up one of the spars, as I recall. I think he basically built two new outer wings, but left the original spars in the fuselage. WAFs are the same, but if I remember correctly, he didn't bother tapering the main spars front to rear, not for strength, but just because he didn't want to spend the time. The engine-out landing convinced him to install a full electrical system, which also accounted for some of the weight gain. Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
