Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread John Bouyea via KRnet
Steve, I'll also add "Thank you for the posting." It is precisely this type of accurate, factual and historical information that we run the archives for in the first place. Langford reminds members to "Search the archives before posting questions as your answer may already be out there." This i

KR> Electric artificial horizon

2018-06-13 Thread Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
I stumbled across this site today. I've never come across it before which is odd . . . I thought I knew all of the aircraft selling sites. But I don't. This one is devoted mainly it seems to ultralights but there's helicopters, projects and all sorts of interesting machines. One interesting it

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Ppaulvsk via KRnet
Thank you Steve.  Good to hear from you. It's been awhile.☺ Paul ViskBelleville Il.618-406-4705 Original message From: Tony King via KRnet Date: 6/13/18 5:29 PM (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet Cc: Tony King Subject: Re: KR> Gear legs Good info Steve.  Thanks for clearing that up.

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Jeff Scott via KRnet
Steve,   Thanks for putting the history of this question into context.   -Jeff Scott -  Cc: "Steve G." Subject: Re: KR> Gear legs For the sake of accurate info in the archives, here is the deal. The conventional cut gear was the first and only type produced

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Tony King via KRnet
Good info Steve. Thanks for clearing that up. On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 08:26, Steve G. via KRnet wrote: > For the sake of accurate info in the archives, here is the deal. > > The conventional cut gear was the first and only type produced by Dan. > Initially they told people they were reversible (

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Steve G. via KRnet
For the sake of accurate info in the archives, here is the deal. The conventional cut gear was the first and only type produced by Dan. Initially they told people they were reversible (which is probably what Larry was thinking). The trigear type cut didn’t come about until about 1991. There ha

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Flesner via KRnet
On 6/13/2018 8:19 AM, Rob Schmitt wrote: My empty weight at 1st flight was 600 pounds. +++ Rob, Thanks for the reply.  Our KR's are like people, we tend to get heavier with age. :-) Larry Flesner __

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Rob Schmitt via KRnet
Larry, Roger, I have the Dan Diehl tri-gear design legs and nose gear. KR2S length, VW Revmaster engine and no major issues with CG. I keep my passenger weight allowed to 200 lbs to ensure it stays in the CG range. My empty weight at 1st flight was 600 pounds. I am still flying regularly. Th

Re: KR> Gear legs

2018-06-13 Thread Flesner via KRnet
On 6/12/2018 7:50 PM, mark jones via KRnet wrote: The manual I have has no date on it but the gear kit it came with was bought mid 90’s. It states “for tail dragged mount leg on front of spar angled forward and for tri-gear mount leg on rear of spar angled rearward”. +