Hello Pete.
Removing the wings from any KR aircraft is not an easy job and unless
you have a saw horse or something equal to put under the wing tip, it's a
two man Job. I do not know what the standard is in England for locknuts but
here they are not to be removed and replaced more than three times. I have
never heard of the holes at the attach points becoming elongated. Because
of the time and effort it takes to remove or replace the wings on KR
aircraft, most all of the people I know who own one or have owned one keep
their aircraft in a hanger or any enclosure and leave the wings on except to
take the aircraft home from time to time for maintenance.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx, USA
rsto...@hot.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Diffey" <pe...@heroic.co.uk>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: KR> KR2 wing removal
Hi,
I am just in the process of buying a KR2, and one of the big attractions
is being able to easily remove the wings.
My current a/c is stored 45 mins from home, and needs 30 mins to extract
from the hangar, so being able to fly from a strip 10 miutes from the
house is very attractive, plus it will save me £1300 a year.
My question is how realist is it to take the wings off, how long do they
take to fit, how often do you need to replace the bolts, and does this
lead to hole elongation. I am figuring on leaving the wings on through
the high summer months, and on/off at weekends in spring and fall.
It's not gonna stop me going ahead with the purchase if you guys think
it is a bad plan, just alter the economics a bit.
Pete Diffey
St Albans just north of London - under the Luton Airport TMA for any
guys who know the area.
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