> "And don't be led astray by pictures of KRs or anything else. Those
pretty
girls in TV soap ads are barely real."
Oh yeah . . . they're real. You just need to be a little younger for
them to smile at you with anything other than pity.
As for planes, the KR is almost always passable (except for
> "Best mech design I saw was probably on Bill Claps airplane. It was a
VW brake lever on the left side of the cockpit. The bottom had a rotating
arm over to the center. At the center was a arm to the belly board that
dropped the board. Pretty simple."
That sounds just like the design used by Jim
Larry said,
> "I've not had a single flat in 600+ hours except on my new tail wheel
(which I love :-) ). The
tires hold shape and do not show any uneven wear. I only run 32 psi in
my multi-thousand pound Buick."
Lucky Larry.
Tires are able to withstand stress much better at rated pressure
I hand prop my vw engine with a 54 inch propeller, no problem. ?I always chock
both wheels and tie down the tail (every time).?
Joe Nunley?CW2 US Army RetiredBaker JROTC Instructor?Baker Florida?
I obtained a Kr1 project that flew once but was underpowered with a 1600cc
Volkswagen engine, carb seemed a little small too. I am planning on going with
an 1835 and would like to keep it light with no starter but I have heard some
talk about the volkswagen and short prop being pretty risky. S
?
Subject:?Re: KR> wing tank building material - vinyl ester
If you get nothing else out of this thread, it should be that you
shouldn't build fuel tanks out of epoxy, now that we have vinyl ester.
Yes, you can slosh the tank and probably get good results, but it's
another step, and you have to
?The drive there was one hour and fifteen??minutes. Much to my dismay when I
got???there visibility was 1/4 mile with ceilings at??200 feet.I was getting
pressed for time as I ??had other commitments. Mark Jones
I get done at work around 1630, I get to the airport around 1700, then it is
pitch
?Vinyl Ester resin is also used in marine??applications.? With a little looking
around??you may find a supplier in Florida close to? you with no shipping
needed.
You are correct. ?I called boat supply stores down around the water. ?The
smallest quantity that I have found was 1 gallon (more tha
And it will stink up your house for days or weeks, so try to do this outside.
There are odour inhibitors specially formulated for styrenic resins (polyester
and vynilester), seems they work well although I have never tried them. I don't
remember the brand names but an online search shall give yo
Vinyl Ester resin is also used in marine applications. With a little looking
around you may find a supplier in Florida close to you with no shipping needed.
-Original Message-
From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of bjoenunley
via KRnet
Sent: Monday, November 1
I'm kinda like Bill Clapps!! dad PVC pipe is a last long thing for fuel
tank! I'm here boy's still working on the two plane's one set of wing's. I
guess if I was to build some V- ester fuel tank's I'd have to test soak
them for 1 year. I kinda like hard plastic for header tank and go wild on
the wi
?If you get nothing else out of this thread, it ?should be that you
shouldn't build fuel tanks out of epoxy, now??that we have vinyl ester. Mark L
My new favorite combination is vynal Ester and carbon fiber. ?I now prefer the
vynal Ester to working with epoxy. ?My main problem of working with it
GOOD MORNING MARK,,( PLEASE TAKE MW OFF THE LIST),, ITS BEEN FUN ,,
THANK YOU PAUL ROSSI
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 7:11 AM, S via KRnet wrote:
> And it will stink up your house for days or weeks, so try to do this
> outside.
>
> There are odour inhibitors specially formulated for styrenic resi
If you get nothing else out of this thread, it should be that you
shouldn't build fuel tanks out of epoxy, now that we have vinyl ester.
Yes, you can slosh the tank and probably get good results, but it's
another step, and you have to do it right. But if you use vinyl ester
resin (Aircraft Spruce
Bill
The KR2 that you saw was probably the Porkopolis Pig and your description is
pretty accurate.
Pete Klapp
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ol' weirdo via KRnet wrote:
I have been thinking about Phil Hill's unsuccessful search for help for his
KR project and a few points come to
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!important; } I found a project located near me here in Missouri and brought
it home this evening.
Complete except for canopy, manual, and cow
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