Splices on the longerons should at a 12-15 to one angle. 30 degrees will not do it, Virg
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:52:57 -0500 "Dave Arbogast, CISSP" <k...@arb.net> writes: > I bought my KR2S plans in 93. At that time I came upon a partial > project > KR2 w/o plans. It was in the boat stage with the tail feathers > complete > and the forged mains that bolt to the main spar via an aluminum > casting > and internal bracing to the rear spar. > > I build conventional rudder peddles with hydraulic toe breaks... > got > married and divorced - she was not compatible with aviation ;-) > > I wanted to add 14" so I removed the spars, and I was going to cut > the > longerons at about a 30 degree angle to add the length. It was to be > > between the front and rear spars, but build a new rear spar framing > to > keep it in the same position relative to the main spar. Any advice ? > I > was going to brace the joints with about 4 layers of bias... > > -dave > N31DA > > _______________________________________ > 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 > >
