On 12/20/2020 10:39 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote:
.another reason I didn't put my tanks in the wings was because of the
increased possibility of a heavy wing
We each have our reasons for individual ta
When building my kr2, I took seat design very seriously. I knew well a
professor at my local gliding club, who was on the European board for aviation
safety with regards to gliders in particular. I went to him with my seat design
and I planed to make it colapsible, so if there were any major imp
In Britain, we build the KR using blue Styrofoam as it is better, being
stronger and more resilient to compression fractures and delaminations from the
glass skin. Trouble is, fuel melts the Styrofoam, so we can't have fuel in the
wings in any way, as a fuel leak would lead to failure of the win
Since we haven't quite beaten this horse enough to kill it, I'll throw
this outanother reason I didn't put my tanks in the wings was
because of the increased possibility of a heavy wing, and having to
correct for it while flying. Sure, you can move fuel around during the
flight to keep thi
Different ideas on tanks in the stub wing and outer wing.
http://kr2seafury.com/11.html
Craig
N51CW
N6423B
> On 12/14/2020 6:34 PM Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote:
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> Larry said,
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> > "Fuel in the outer wings also reduce the weight carried by the
> W.A.F.'s."
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> That is so true. T
On 12/19/2020 10:11 PM, Michael via KRnet wrote:
I am not a fan of fuel in the cockpit so not that you have broadened by
my understanding;
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To broaden your thinking a bit more there have been builders that used
tubes in the
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