Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread ROBERT HARTMAIER via KRnet
John, thanks for your comments. According to the index, there were also lots of corrections to measurement mistakes and such. I'm not sure I necessarily agreed with some of his additions of structure, and anyway was not going to tear into anything already completed to make modifications, but I

Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread shafferj455js
I bought Herb's design review way back when. I honestly do not remember making any of his recommended changes, " read that as weight additions", for non existing / perceived problems. I could probably dig it out, but it would take some time. I have moved more than 11 times since I bought it. It cam

Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread ROBERT HARTMAIER via KRnet
Still havn't heard anyone comment on Herb's Design Review.. > On 12/12/2023 10:30 AM EST textailwinds--- via KRnet > wrote: > > > The purpose of my response is to instill confidence in the KR empennage! It > is very strong. When a 190Lb. Man falls on it and that is all that breaks. It >

KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread textailwinds--- via KRnet
The purpose of my response is to instill confidence in the KR empennage! It is very strong. When a 190Lb. Man falls on it and that is all that breaks. It is a fine design. I was just pointing out where my plywood tore from being over stressed. Everything has a point of failure, and that is wher

Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread Larry Flesner via KRnet
On 12/11/2023 8:46 PM, textailwinds--- via KRnet wrote: When I inspected the tail, the front and aft webs of the forward horizontal stabilizer spar had unzipped like a zipper along the bottom edge of the horizontal stabilizer spar! No other failures had occurred. If I remember correctly Dan Dieh