I have never built and flown my KR either but the tube seems to be plenty strong enough to handle the forces. I have seen a bent tube on another aircraft which was much longer than mine.
Jack Cooper > [Original Message] > From: Oscar Zuniga <taildr...@hotmail.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 9/29/2004 1:23:44 PM > Subject: KR> Adjustable Rudder Pedals > > Jack wrote- > > >See them at http://jackandsandycooper.com/stickandpedals.html > > You'll more than likely get some flak about the bent tube linking the stick > to the control surfaces. I think it came up here before and some said it > was dangerous (failure mode in buckling). I disagree based on the forces > being transmitted, but I've never built and flown my own KR, either. > > Oscar Zuniga > San Antonio, TX > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
