Just a guess on my part, wouldn't the main center spar have to be considerably beefed up to carry the load of two engines? We're talking a LOT of weight here, especially if you're thinking of mounting a pair of Covair engines on that puppy! The holes for the engine mounts would be quite a bit larger than those used for the WAF's. That makes the spar fairly thin above and below it. Just an observation; not a criticism.
Gene Leone, Worland, Wyoming "Michael Moore is a living example to NEVER trust ANYONE who's bigger around than they are tall!" -------Original Message------- From: Jim Sellars List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 12/24/04 07:49:54 To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> KR-3 twin Chris: I've always thought that it would be very cool to build a war bird replica of the Mosquito, using a twin KR-2 as the plan under the skin. What do you think? We could always use a couple of Corvair engines and get that part of the KR family involved. Anyway everyone, have a great holidays, and think of Peace. Best regards Jim Sellars ----- Original Message ----- From: <boeing757me...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:04 AM Subject: Re: KR> KR-3 twin >I drew up some really cool pictures of a Kr twin that I wanted to build. I > wanted to use a set of 2.5 litter engines from Subaru and a gear reduction > so > they would run at higher rpm's. I've heard that Subaru's with gear > reductions > are like running a turbo props because they run so smoothly. Also one gear > reduction would spin counter clockwise to eliminate the having a critical > engine making it safer. I wanted to increase the cruse speed to about 250 > but I do > not have the aerodynamic and engineering back ground to do so. I wouldn't > be > able to build the reduction dive to run backwards either not to mention > the > fact that I cant even finish the Kr that I have now much less design and > build something almost from scratch. > > Chris Theroux > Gilbert, AZ > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
