I bought that. $20.00, Virg
On 8/15/2011 12:18 PM, Charles Brown wrote:
> You think those plans are lacking try the one's I bought in 1973 for the KR 1
> four sheets and a green book telling you how to build it.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mark Langford<m...@n56ml.com>
> To: KRnet<kr...@mylist.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 4:19 AM
> Subject: Re: KR> Re: KR2S Plans lacking detail
>
> Tim Caughron wrote:
>
>>> Do I just guesstimate how wide the
> fuselage is supposed to be at the tail section, or am I missing that
> critical measurement. Do I understand that the plans have no procedure for
> tri-gear, and that the details for those will be included in the install
> instructions of the gear themselves?<<
>
> You're not the first guy to wonder these things, and you won't be the last.
> A lot of these planes have been built and flown, despite the poor state of
> the plans. Those plans is the reason I built my website, the first one
> devoted to KR construction. If you look hard enough in the plans notebook
> for the KR2, you'll find mention of joining the fuselage sides up to the
> vertical stabilizer's aft spar to finish forming the boat. This is the
> width of the fuselage back at the place where the rudder fastens (it's a
> tapered piece that's something like 2" wide on average). Taper the spar
> first, and leave the plywood overlapping a bit to provide a gap seal for the
> rudder. So use the farthest aft measurement that's given for a cross member
> as your last known point, and then the tailpiece, and the other cross pieces
> are just cut to fit. I'd give better directions, but I'm at work and the
> plans are at home.
>
> As for tri-gear, that fits under the same heading as a lot of things...you
> don't get the one-sheet plans for it unless you bought the optional parts
> themselves from Rand Robinson. Diehl sold most of the nose gear, and his
> instructions are online at
> http://www.diehlaero.com/NOSE%20GEAR%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf . I think Steve
> ?Glover at NVAero is now selling that gear. I'll let him clarify.
>
> There's a lot of guesswork building a KR from those plans, so better get
> used to it now...
>
> Mark Langford
> ML at N56ML.com
> website www.n56ml.com
>
>
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