Without a doubt, Having a KR fuselage sitting 5 feet away was very helpful in
getting started. I say started because it seems like so long ago. I am proud to
say that I have finished the wings, counterweights and all, except for the
cosmetics and will be moving on to another part of the plane
I towed my KR-2 about 8 times on a single axle trailer when it broke down
around the country. From as far as Florida to Dallas and Missouri to Dallas and
never had a problem with a mount. Just the engine. I always pulled it facing
forward to keep the weight on the tongue
--- On Thu, 7/15/10, o
BE WARNED ... a trailer with an aft COG under brakes is potentially as
dangerous as a tailwheel aircraft under brakes. The aft COG makes the trailer
want to overtake the towing vehicle if braking from high speed. So many
caravaners try to unload the drawbar of just load it wrong and the trailer
Well, it's a tricycle gear KR2 with a motor. I'll remove the motor, but can I
use the mounting points on the firewall for tie-downs? Will I have to support
the tail if I remove the engine?
Thanks for all of the responses. I don't want to tear it up on the trip home.
And if you are railering, remove the engine. Its mass boucing over the road
will destroy the engine mount.
Bill Weir
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Ronald Wright wrote:
> In a lot of cases they are putting the engine weight over the wheels
> instead of forward on the vehicle hitch. Another r
In a lot of cases they are putting the engine weight over the wheels instead of
forward on the vehicle hitch. Another reason is not being able to get the main
gear over the trailer wheel wells.. They trailer either way just fine..
Ron
--- On Thu, 7/15/10, Larry Ragan wrote:
> From: Larry Ra
Larry
I have also seen airplanes trailered tail first and wondered why. I trailered
mine nose first and had the controls blocked with no trouble. See
http://www.jackandsandycooper.com/themove.html
Jack Cooper
Chuckey TN.
Larry Ragan wrote.
I've seen projects being trailered and a lot
I think it's mostly an expedience in loading. It's just easier to pull it up
tail first.
Probably would be better for the control surfaces, if attached, to trail (as
in towing nose first) but even then they should be locked down with external
control locks.
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I've seen projects being trailered and a lot of the time they are being towed
tail first. Is there any special reason or advantage to doing it this way?
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