Best part of my day was to build on the Taylor-m and looking over your pictures Larry. Good Job. Don J
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 5:20 PM Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > On 6/19/2020 8:15 PM, Flesner via KRnet wrote: > > Airplane parts are where you find them. I guess I ought to take > > photos of all that to document it. > >> Larry Flesner > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > After my post on "airplane parts are where you find them" I got to > thinking you might think I'm flying a "junk yard". I got in my first KR > flight today after a 3 week lay off and flew to Mt.Vernon for breakfast. > Having a camera on my hip now, after abandoning my philosophy of life ( > flip phones, tailwheels, and round gauges) , I'm carrying my grandsons > hand-me-down smart phone and I took some photos. > > The first two are of the gullwing door latch. Nylon from Dollar General > store cutting board. Rod is the 3/16" rod use to line the tail hinges. > Geometry directly off the back of the pickup truck topper, rods attached > 3/4" off center of pivot. Washers welded to rod ends and re-shaped for > attachment. Handle pivots through nylon block in door. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/vrrxe7nca70zl49/image000000-1.jpg?dl=0 front > latch > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/nxpos54022pebri/image000000%20copy.jpg?dl=0 > rear latch > > This is my P51 style throttle using a portion of mop handle. It is > located so my hand falls naturally on the handle. My palm rests on the > housing and the handle is moved with finger action. Very smooth and > precise. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/jclba8zdu3sefbp/image000000-2.jpg?dl=0 > > This is my "candy machine" strobe lenses. Both strobes (Radio Shack $29 > units) are toast after 700 hours and won't be replaced. My new ADS-B out > wing tip unit will have a strobe and I'll buy a strobe for the other wing. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/y0bo7vq70qqnlmw/image000000-5.jpg?dl=0 > > Gas spring off pickup topper. Perfect length and pressure. Also note > the rod end bearing used for hinges that came directly off a high volume > Xerox machine. Your free to "copy" that design if you wish. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/1sno1rx7vo7qmyr/image000000-5%20copy.jpg?dl=0 > > Right rudder pedals using bracing material from a discarded lawn chair. > It just looked right. Also note, with the top mounted pedals I can > stretch my feet between the pedals at cruse , thus the muddy foot print > on the firewall. It's like setting in my recliner and enjoying the > view. View of left pedal shows master cylinder assembly attach to pedal > and all moves as one assembly, no funny geometry to the floor. Half > round wood strip is to keep me from dragging break except when I want > to. Simply rotate foot to toe brake. Also note the gusset on top of the > pilot right pedal. This broke after about 500 hours or so on the ramp > at Langfords hangar. He repaired and I later had it reinforced some > more. Very important for tail dragges as you get a lot of flex on the > ground. Probably a non-issue for nose draggers as it only see rudder > air loads. Heel slides are pre-packaged .015 tin from the hardware store > attached with supper thin "carpet tape". Just open the package and > apply. They haven't moved in 15 years of flying. Wiring on firewall is > a 12 volt fan from a battery charger attached with screws to the > firewall over the passive cabin heat duct. Open the duct, turn on the > fan and I've got heat directly off the exhaust muff. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/igceovjb6hdk8fh/image000000-6.jpg?dl=0 > > And last, what I normally see at cruse. 150 / 155 mph indicated at 2400 > to 2500 rpm cruse. I have no idea of true airspeed but if you want to > figure it was 88 degrees F, 30.02 barometer, humidity 49% and 3750 feet > altitude. You can see the 0-200 runs good oil pressure 40+ pounds at > 200 degrees (with no oil cooler) and my one and only monitored cylinder > was running 300 degrees F. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/03zlotbaz2j6fmi/image000000-4.jpg?dl=0 > > I hope this didn't waste too much of your evening. > > Larry Flesner > > Southern Illinois > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
