On 6/12/2018 7:50 PM, mark jones via KRnet wrote:
The manual I have has no date on it but the gear kit it came with was bought
mid 90’s. It states “for tail dragged mount leg on front of spar angled forward
and for tri-gear mount leg on rear of spar angled rearward”.
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So, here is what we know in spite of all claims and counter claims. Dan
Diehl designed, tested, and sold gear legs that he said were reversible
for tail wheel and tri-gear setups. Many KRs were built using them and
worked quite well in either configuration. Along came the KR2S, a bit
longer in length so maybe a bit more tail weight but the Diehl gear
worked well with a bit heavier Corvair engine. (Rob Schmidt, do you
have Diehl gear with VW engine?)
At some point Steve Glover purchased for sale the Diehl KR components.
He still advertises the gear as the "Diehl" gear so one can only assume
they would work as Dan designed them. If Steve has made any changes to
the Diehl gear leg design he should make that info available to anyone
purchasing a "Diehl" set of landing gear.
Sid had to add considerable weight to the engine mount to correct some
sort of CG problem so I don't think we can use his KR / experience as a
base line for "Diehl" gear. Jeff Scott did a real world "reverse" and
they worked fine.
Bottom line: If you have "original" Diehl gear setup the legs and
castings should work in either the tri-gear or conventional gear
orientation.
At this point I'll toss in my opinion on the gear. Anyone building a
2S, with tail wheel and using Diehl type gear, and making them from the
larger gear blanks should make them longer than 24 inches for a better 3
point stance. Jeff Scott and I have 30 inch legs and I like it that
way. https://www.dropbox.com/s/wb9mahqklj8540o/100_5555.JPG?dl=0
28 inches might also be a good length. Just my opinion.
Larry Flesner
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