Mark: How much did the Tank Hold?
I have one sketched out that 15 front to rear that would attatch to the aft side of the front spar 2" in from its inboard and extends out 42". I get about 9 gallons but still have not worked out all the supports but was intending to have ot all welded from .032 aluminum with baffles similar to Overall's pop-rivited and pro-seal version. Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Langford wrote: > NetHeads, > > I'm back from OSH. It was a great time, even if I did only spend two days > there. Visiting with Jones, Rich Shirley, Lee Van Dyke, Bob Glidden, Bill > Clapp, Pete Klapp, Art Bruce, William Wynne, John Backer, Joe, Weber, and > several others that I'm sure I've forgotten to mention, was a complete > blast! The KR forum was something of a fizzle, since I showed up > unprepared, but at least we answered every question that anybody could think > of while we were there. Flying into OSH was interesting, to say the least, > but nobody fell out of the sky. Bottom line from that experience is that > next year we're going to do the 135 knot routine, rather than the 90 knot > version. We were down to 65-70 mph at one point, and that's an invitation > for disaster. > > It occured to me as I was flying home that I hadn't actually entered a > single building other than the bathhouse while at OSH, so next year I'll > have to schedule three days rather than two. I'll try to do a web page at > some point, but one of the most interesting things I saw there was a wing > tank on a Mustang that looked like it was begging to be mounted to a KR. I > need to find out if somebody's making these things. It serves as an > easy-to-make nav/strobe light mount (the curvature is almost cylindrical), > flow fence, and an auxiliary fuel tank, and it's just about perfect for a > KR2S wing. If nobody is making them, a KR version would still be pretty > straight forward. Check it out at > http://www.krnet.org/osh2006/060725314m.jpg . > > Another good one that was literally a "snapshot" while I was trying to talk > to another KR builder. I usually consider the airshow to be little more > than a hindrance to conversation and the exchange of useful information, > but the one at http://www.krnet.org/osh2006/060725293m.jpg was pretty neat . > You'll have to add your own radial-engine rumbling noises, but it still > won't be close to acutally being there! > > I'll try to do more on this trip, but it may be a while, as usual. It > really was a unique experience to finally FLY my own plane in there. As a > homebuilder that actually "made it", you're treated pretty darn nice, I have > to admit. And several of us did interviews with Greg Laslo for a Sport > Aviation article on the "KR community". He's a grass-roots kind of guy with > a great feel for the meaning of homebuilding, so that should be a breath of > fresh air. > > I wish I'd stayed all week. Having my own personal time machine is pretty > cool. The flight back was simply magnificent... > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > see homebuilt airplane at http://www.N56ML.com > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > _______________________________________ > 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
