KR-1 planes just give an idea as to how it should be built, I would just
use the new airfoils for the stub wings and the outboard wings, its a
powered sailplane and needs the laminar flow airfoils.
Jim
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:28:57 -0600 Bart Ferguson <gsxr...@houston.rr.com>
writes:
> > I believe I smell a good idea brewing here. Anyone feel like
> > building a set of solid core stub and outer wings with the new
> airfoils? Say
> > 5048 stub and 5045 outer. A coat of slurry and these babies could
> allow us
> > to knock off vacuum bagged pre-molded skins of whatever material
> the
> > prospective buyer should choose. Same for the horizontal
> stabilizer.
> > Doug Rupert
> > Simcoe Ontario
>
> Why take all the fun out of building? Sanding should be
> appreciated.
>
> On a more serious note has anyone here built a set of 1B wings? As
> far
> as I know there is only one 1B variant in progress in Finland and
> the
> builder hasn't updated his site in quite a while. Definitely
> planning on
> going with CF for more tortional strength along a longer outer
> wing.
> Does anyone know how many B variants have been built besides Ken's
> original? Seems the data was taken from the first one built and
> there
> isn't much to go on other than a few pages. The focus would be
> building
> the transition from a 5048 main spar to the airfoil used on the
> outer
> wing and obviously the technique to build it. Is there a separate
> construction manual for the 1B or is the addendum simply a set of
> drawings?
>
> Bart Ferguson
> location in the addy
>
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