KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

Not to be a naysayer or pile on, but Richard Mole was designing a new airplane in the UK with a carbon fiber spar, and had to build a full-scale spar and test apparatus, and bring it to LAA headquarters and demonstrate a live test, along with a pile of calculations that he said was several inch

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

Dan, the fundamental difference between our respective systems, as I'm sure has been mentioned before, is that in the USA you carry the responsibilities individually, for the approval and airworthiness of you're a/c whereas in the UK, the responsibility for approval is carried by the LAA and contin

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

Hi Rogelio I am based in Herefordshire and am building a much modified KR2s (www.peterskr2s.co.uk) DO NOT MAKE MODIFICATIONS LIGHTLY AND WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM LAA ENGINEERING, you will encounter big hassles if you do and you will not get a permit to fly without. I am speaking from personal expe

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

As Mike says. If you're flying under UK law it needs to be built as per plans which is what the design has been assessed against, unless it's a KR2S in which case it's as per plans plus some mandatory modifications which the LAA will send you drawings of. It is possible to modify from the pl

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

It certainly will be an issue if you expect to build and fly your KR under the UK Light Aircraft Association's Permit to Fly arrangements. I suggest you look on the LAA website and find a local inspector to guide you through the system. http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/inspectors/insp_home

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

So, I guess that if you were to build a "one-up", it would be as bad as building a new certified aircraft here in the US. Seems like a really good way to encourage "experimentation". See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 2015 KR Gathering - McMi

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

I am a member of the LAA out of the UK just because I have a lot of interest in British aircraft. As I understand it, if you make modifications to plans built aircraft in the UK, you have to get the ok from the engineering dept within the LAA. That spar mod might be an issue. While m

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

> How are you planning to use carbon fiber on the spars? The plans call for > spruce and ply only. > > Larry Flesner I am deviating from the plans. I hope it will not be too much of an issue.

KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier?

Hi Guys, I hope UK based builders can get in touch. I live in the Isle of Man and I'm looking for spruce and okoume plywood suppliers in the northwest of Britain. I just ordered flat tow bid uni and triax carbon fiber fabric for my spars. I hope to be building the fuse as soon as possible. Tha