Justin wrote: > Like I said I would I got my plans. To prove my point I even took pictures > avail here http://www.geocities.com/attngrabber14/plans.html > The KR2 at station 'A' is 34.25" 'B' 38" 'C' 36.75" > The KR2S at station 'A' is 36" 'B' 38" 'C' 36.75" > Given that data the KR2S is wider but only at the firewall. The only reason > I can think of why RR would make only the firewall wider would be less > stress on the boat sides. I bet a stock KR2 would be very very tough to > install crossmembers, it's shorter and must bend more.
What you SAID was: > "Not trying to argue with you Mark but if I remember right my KR2S plans say for a larger cockpit than the KR2". < and then I said: >People keep saying the 2S is wider, and I keep thinking it's not, so I always go back and lay the plans out on the floor and compare them directly. That's what I did again last night, and they're STILL the same width! The S has two more inches of leg room, and a little more head room (which is also variable with the seat height anyway), but the WIDTH is the same. < Now it looks like you proved exactly what I said. The COCKPIT (stations B and C) is exactly the same width in the 2S as it is in the S, unless you want to count the extra 2 inches of width at the FIREWALL, which is not what most people consider to be the cockpit. I guess if you wanted to split hairs you could say that the 2S has 2 more inches of "foot width", but I don't know of anybody that's ever complained of not having enough foot width! I HAVE heard a lot of complaints about SHOULDER and BUTT room, which are identical for both aircraft. My guess as to why the firewall is wider on the 2S was to provide more room for larger engines, such as Roy Marsh's turbo installation, and 0-200's, for example. Also, the KR2 had a somewhat discontinuous side where the cowling attached, when viewed from the top, and the wider firewall helped to fair those lines between the cowling and the fuselage at the firewall area. Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
