I put the Diel gear on my KR2 after a ground loop. If I had to do it again I would have used the Diel nose gear and the Grove main gear. Just for thought, when I ground looped I snapped the right leg off my grove gear. I would rather have bent the crap out of it, than have it snap Just My thoughts Brian G. Douglas KR2 w/nosewheel N8575C Killeen Texas
----- Original Message ----- From: "JAMES DUFF" <jamieduff1...@btinternet.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:43 PM Subject: Re: KR> UK approval for KR2 gear legs? > Sorry Simon, > > I know know of Grove gear being fitted to UK KR2s. That's certainly what > I have up here in Aberdeen. By going for the Jabiru instead of the VW lump > you'll save around 50lbs before you even start. > > I've never heard of the proper Grove gear bending on landing, but I do > know that Airhover in the UK supplied cheap copies of these in 1/2" thick > Aluminium bar instead of the proper 3/4" spec, and that these commonly > failed. >
