Mark,
We have some great photos on the KR website, including one of a "pin-up" gal
on a KR wing and flying form on a BD-5. There used to be one on the site in
front of a Concorde if I remember right.
How about one of a KR on the TOPGUN flightline parked next to an F-16
aggressor in Russian
I should probably remind folks that there's a list named "CorvAircraft" that
I also run. To subscribe, send an email to corvaircraft-j...@mylist.net .
I can tell you that there was once a lot of talk about aluminum cylinders,
but as far as I know, nobody is currently flying behind them. To se
Excerpt from Wikipedia,
"Nikasil was very popular in the 1990s. It was used by companies such
as Audi, BMW, Ferrari and Jaguar Cars in their new engine families.
However, the sulfur found in much of the world's low quality gasoline
caused some Nikasil cylinders to break down over time [1], c
Hi All.
My KR2S project has been sold to a guy living 2 suburbs away. Dean Cooper
decided he wanted to re-enter the KR scene after selling his project many
years ago. He is known to a number of the Aussie KR guys and has been
reacquainting himself with long lost friends.
My partner Marcelle, a
Reading through some stuff over the weekend I realised VW cylinders are used
on some Corvair builds. This got me wondering about using nikasil cylinders
to save weight. I've seen claims of about 10lb saving from a set of nikasil
cylinders on a VW, so I assume that would translate to a 15lb saving
OK Dan, I have lost track-- Is this going to be with a Corvair or Vdub. I was
thinking about going to Kitty hawk this spring , Maybe we could meet there.Joe
Horton.
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From: "Dan Heath"
To: "'KRnet'"
Subject: KR> Finally making a little progress
List-Post:
Today, I have one tank tested to not leak, and the other one undergoing a
little repair due to a small leak. I have fuel lines run from the wing
stubs to the fuel valve. I am now waiting for some fittings and will
install the tested tank in its wing over the next week, and get the bottom
of the w
Dan Ina Glandt wrote:
"The question is how much smaller would be the combustion chamber be to
equal 9.5 to 1 at sea level. He is thinking around 51 cc, but we don't know
for sure how to verify this. We realize it is complicated by a number of
factors. Any suggestions about this or ideas of w
A friend of mine is working on a Corvair modification for a Zenith plane. He
has had the machining done to accept VW cylinders, has the 5th bearing etc..
He gave me the inside dia. of the VW cylinders as 3 11/16 in. The stroke is
based on the standard Corvair Crank. He understands that to
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