I owned my ercoupe for quite a number of years and put hundreds of hours in it.
The limited elevator was but apart of it. The controls were another very big
part of it. Also there were no springs between them. There was a mixing
bellcrank under the baggage bag. It was all hard connected with rod
I'm a propane tech here on my island, and we use soapy water in a spray bottle
to detect any gas leaks in the plumbing. Low pressures are a few inches of
water here, so this is a very sensitive leak-detector and localizer. Peter
You could alternatively pressurize the tank with nitrogen and t
Your main challenge on a KR is stall speed. If you don't build it very light, I
do not think you will be able to meet this requirement. Remember this is
"clean" stall, no flaps.
Dan Heath
> On Jan 31, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Dj Merrill wrote:
>
>> On 01/31/2014 02:21 AM, Mike T wrote:
>> These tw
I've never flown one, but the 'coupe had spring-mediated control linkage
between the rudder and ailerons which provided automatic control coordination.
This worked very well to prevent the cross-control stall problem, but made
crabbing into a cross wind and slipping more difficult...not impossib
At 01:03 PM 1/31/2014, you wrote:
>but the 'coupe had spring-mediated control linkage between the
>rudder and ailerons which provided automatic control coordination.
>This worked very well to prevent the cross-control stall problem,
>but made crabbing into a cross wind and slipping more
>diffic
My favorites are the following:
"It is impossible to build a foolproof airplane because God created some very
clever fools" Igor Sikorsk y
"Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain" Ovid
Allen G. Wiesner KR-2SS #1117 TD/ CorvAir
65 Franklin Street
Ansonia , CT 06401-1240
2
There are pros and cons to both flying high and low. The bottom line is I
have had several engine failures at lower altitudes and have not had bad
outcomes with any of them. It is truly a matter of skill and preference as
I enjoy seeing the scenery below me as well as the clouds once in awhile
when
On 01/31/2014 02:21 AM, Mike T wrote:
> These two designs aren't as far
> apart as they seem, because a KR-2 can also be LSA compliant. It already
> makes the LSA stall speed if you keep it light, and I could use a smaller
> VW engine (or just adjust the throttle so the carb doesn't open all the
>
On 31 January 2014 10:37, The Leonards wrote:
> Gents
> Use a balloon attached to one of the inlets/outlets of you tank.
>
I did the balloon thing on a tank I built recently. It was a riveted
aluminum tank with lots of pro-seal. Put the balloon on the vent, put the
air hose on the outle
Gents
Use a balloon attached to one of the inlets/outlets of you tank.
Temporarily seal the other inlets/outlets. Use one of other inlets/outlets
to blow up the balloon so that it is about half inflated (on average 5 to
6inches diameter). Leave it sit for a couple of days. As the tempera
On 31 January 2014 10:02, Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote:
>
> Gas molecules are smaller than water molecules.
>
> ++
>
> Not sure that's true. An oxygen atom with two attached hydrogen atoms
(i.e. a water molecule) is not any bigger than two oxygen ato
Roger,
We'll congrats! Even if I'm late on posting this it is good to see another KR
up in the air. I had pretty good success with the Revflow in my Revmaster 2100D
from the beginning. Just had to do a few adjustments on the needle to get it
from being too rich. Not sure why some folks have n
Mike and Kerwyn,
You guys have some good ideas. Like you I have a home situation where I
don't have the luxury of using the garage. I am thinking of a roll around
stand with jig bolted to an upright that can rotate. Your ideas sound good
though.
Larry Bell
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Ke
I can't argue with the logic of building the wings separately and then
attaching to the fuselage. 707s were done this way and they may still be
building that way.
On Jan 31, 2014 1:22 AM, "Mike T" wrote:
> I'm still trying to decide whether to build a KR-2 or a Thatcher CX4, a
> recent single-se
Larry,
I thought that was, "you can't fix stupid".
Daniel R. Heath -?Lexington, SC
-Original Message-
Unfortunately, they were underpowered and people started flying them heavy,
off short grass strips, in hot weather, and started hanging them on fence
post. You can't always control
Hi Mike,
I built my wings in my basement, also in a jig. ?I also have an article in one
of the KR Newsletters about it. ?I'll try to dig that out this weekend and send
it to you. ?I do have less authority than some as I never finished my project.
?It is in a hangar next to a SkyRanger that I bu
Vinyl ester resin is ethyl resistant.
On Jan 31, 2014 2:36 AM, "Global Solutions" wrote:
> On 2014-01-30 9:49 PM, Dan Prichard wrote:
>
>> Why vinyl ester resin?
>>
>> S
>>
> it doesn't react to gas like the other poly stuff does
> Regards
> Stan
>
>
>
On 2014-01-30 9:49 PM, Dan Prichard wrote:
> Why vinyl ester resin?
>
> S
it doesn't react to gas like the other poly stuff does
Regards
Stan
I'm still trying to decide whether to build a KR-2 or a Thatcher CX4, a
recent single-seat aluminum LSA design. These two designs aren't as far
apart as they seem, because a KR-2 can also be LSA compliant. It already
makes the LSA stall speed if you keep it light, and I could use a smaller
VW eng
On 1/30/2014 1:38 PM, Roger Bulla wrote:
> It has been a while since I posted a update on the KR. It is now flying! This
> is a plans built KR-2 with a VW 2180. Took its first flight in late October
> 2013. No surprises. I have the original Rand fixed gear that looks very close
> to the Grove ge
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