Allen, the mount,left to right inside to inside is 10 3/4" the bolt holes
left to right c to c is 10 1/4". I have an extra corvair motor mount if
anyone is interested contact me off line or phone 1-573-579-3147. Read page
94 of the WW manual on dim. for mount then compare that to the drawing on
Bill Clapp, could you E-Mail me off line or call me at 573-579-3146. E-Mails
I have sent to you keep bouncing back. I've left phone messages but none
have been returned.
Mike Turner
Jackson Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
I went to Wicks Tuesday to pick up supplies for my KR but didn't check the
sack they put stuff in. I opened it yesterday to find that a lot of stuff
was missing. I called them yesterday afternoon and read off a list of stuff
missing. They said they would take care of it. Boy did they ever take c
loosing the weight tip:
> Mike:
>
>
> S! You may be in trouble if she gets wind of your reasoning
>
> GRINS
>
> Don
> --------
>
> M & C wrote:
>
>> Ok it's friday just wanted t
You got my vote. I always did want to see down under.
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Bavo"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Gathering location
> I've got an
Mark, when cruising west from 180 deg to 359 deg magnetic, you should be at
even thousand feet plus 500ft. When cruising east from 0 to 179 deg magnetic,
you should be at odd thousand feet plus 500ft. VFR rules applies above 3000
AGL and below 18,000ft MSL.
Mike Turner
Jackson, MO
Swing the
Ok it's friday just wanted to let you guys know I've found a new way to
reduce weight in the KR.
I've been walking the wife. She thinks I'm being romanic but what I'm really
doing is slimming her down so I can haul more fuel. If I can knock 12 lbs
off her then we can haul another 2 gal of gas.
Joe I would check your fuel tank vent tube to be sure it is not pluged with
an insect or something?
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
- Original Message -
From: "Joe H Horton"
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:55 PM
Subject: KR> still searching
>
> Guys,
> For the past week I have made s
The puzzle here is that Joe was having no trouble before the anual with his
mixture. This started after he worked on it. I think Bill Clapp is running
the same set up on his carb with no problems.
For some reason it doesn't appear that you are getting enough fuel to the
carb.
Possibilities:
fu
Building an airplane is considered by many to be a form of artwork. Where is
our freedom of expression??
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
- Original Message -
From: "Brian Kraut"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:37 PM
Subject: RE: KR> Anti junk/disabled anything laws
>I seem to be mi
Good luck Dan!
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Heath"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:09 PM
Subject: KR> First Flight
>I am shooting to take the leap early Saturday morning.
I don't understand why the EAA has not jumped all over this. EAA was started
in the basement of a home by Paul Poberezny. I guess it's a good thing that
wasen't in Jacksonville Fla.
There are a lot of cities doing a lot of annexing and spreading out into
rural areas. If this catches on with oth
I don't know about cutting plex glass but I did all of my cutting of lexan
using a 4 inch grinder with a cut off blade. I know this sounds crude but it
worked good for me. I just kept the blade moving so as not to get the lexan
too hot. and made about 3 passes to make a cut. I did tape off the l
Too late, I've already formed and installed the wind screen about a year
ago. I did heat it but did so very slowly. Heated then allowed to cool then
raising temp another 10 degrees and cooling then another 10 degrees and
cooling---slowly--repeating over two days until I got what I wanted. I also
What's a KR-4 ?
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
> - Original Message -
> From: "George M"
> To: "KRnet"
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: KR> Re: wing loading test
>
>
>> Here is the picture : http://www.hsweb.net/bx2/misc/image049web.jpg
>> If you need plans of the stan
News Flash!!! Kentuckys worst air disater occured! when a small two-seater
cessna 150 plane , piloted by two university of Indiana students, crashed
into a cemetery earlier today. Search and rescue workers have recovered 300
bodies so far and expect the number to climb as digging continues into
If your set on using the van I would cut a door on each side in order to
work on the wings. If doors fold down hinged at the floor level and used as
a platform to work and enough area to walk around the ends of the stub wings
then I think it may be possible with a lot of extra work. Just fold th
Peter, I don't see any problem with coating the spars as long as you put a
strip of peel ply any place you plan to attach foam to get better attachment
later. I would not put any epoxy on the top or bottom until your are ready
for the glassing.
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
- Original Message
2 corvair engines!!
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Jones"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: KR> KR Net
>I do have one question. I have a need for speed...How do I get this thing
>to
> go faster? 148 WOT just is not enough for me. I
Nice going Dan and Jerry looking forward to the YEEH
Mike Turner
Jackson Mo
- Original Message -
From: "Brian Kraut"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 5:15 PM
Subject: RE: KR> YEE
> Yi!
>
> Brian Kraut
> Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
> w
Serge, I would squirt epoxy in the holes before inserting the bolts "and"
coat the bolts with epoxy. If you only coat the bolts and the holes are snug
a lot of the epoxy will be striped off while the bolt is intering the holes
and not coat the wood surface in the holes. I didn't just tap the bol
- Original Message -
From: M & C
To: kr...@mailinglists.org
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Cape Girardeau Mo Air Festival
It's
Friday so I'm sending notice of our annual air show/fly in at Cape Girardeau
Missouri "CGI" Friday July 7th and Sat
Bummer, hang in there guys third time is charm
Mike Turner
Jackson, Mo
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Heath"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:46 PM
Subject: KR> Progress - NOT
>
> My hope is that by taking it down, identifying and correcting any
> problems,
> and putting it b
If you are going to do the corvair you need to get the corvair manual. You
can buy the mount from William or follow his instructions and build your
own.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Mo
- Original Message -
From: "D F Lively"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: KR> co
No, I gotta work on the "Miss Carolyn". I think she misses me as I've been
busy doing honey do for my other Miss Carolyn.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Mo
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: KR> corvair engine
> Mike, are you going to Mexico, MO th
Why brother trying to reem holes that are hard to get to? If the bolts are a
close fit just take the embry cloth to the bolts and reduce bolt diameters
slightly. I would not think this would reduce the bolt strength enough to
amount to anything. Stick the bolts in a drill press Just at the grip
2006 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Reamers
>They will not be corrosion resistant any more, Virg
>
> On Fri, 5 May 2006 18:01:58 -0500 "M & C" writes:
>> Why brother trying to reem holes that are hard to get to? If the
>> bolts are a
>> close fit j
Wicks has SS bolts listed as AN bolts. Does this mean they have the same
properties as the non AN bolts they list?
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Langford"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Reamers
> Don Lively wrote:
>
>>
- Original Message -
From: "M & C"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: KR> stainless steel bolts/AN
"should read"
> Wicks has SS bolts listed as AN bolts. Does this mean they have the same
> properties as the "
Joe did you have the carb heat on when you pulled the power?
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
- Original Message -
From: "Joe H Horton"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Flying -but not uneventful
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:07:13 -0700 (PDT) bo...@hatconversions
20, 2006 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Flying -but not uneventful
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:38:08 -0500 "M & C"
> writes:
>> Joe did you have the carb heat on when you pulled the power?
>> Mike Turner
>> Jackson, Missouri
>> - Original Message -
Jeff, that's easy you need a datum line and dist from datum line to front
axle also dist from datum to main axles. datum can be anywhere you choose.
I would suggest you put it 60 inches in frount of front axle. Thus keeping
all moments + and all dimentions in inches. Multiply dist fromp datum t
Larry, you need to take me off the list of those flying my KR to the
gathering. I still have a long way to go and haven't even started on the
engine yet.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From:
To:
This is going to make it hard "keeping up with the Jones"
Mike Turner
Jackson, Mo.
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Stephen Teate"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:54 AM
Subject: RE: KR> Tail Graphics
>
I put my tanks in the outer wings amoung other reasons to make it somewhat
more spin resistant. I would agree that it would be somewhat more difficult
to recover "but not much" depending on how much rotation was allowed before
recovery. Almost anything you do to an aircraft to make it more spin
Bobby I made my own brackets out of 1/8 4130. lower brackets out of 1/4 4130
but just cut my old retract spring bar in half and used it for the legs.
Upper brackets I set at 46 degrees from the horz. Lower brackets I set at 46
from the vert. This gave me 2 degrees of camber in the wheels. Hopefu
I used a method which I think was first engineered and developed by Larry
Fleshner. "The lid off a plastic garbage can lid".
Mike Turner
Jackson Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Johnston"
To: "KRnet"
Sen
I would think that harmonic RPM could "almost" be eliminated as a cause
except in combination with a prop extention or out of balance prop/ spinner
ect.. Simply because the crank problems only started when they were put in
KRs. I would suspect that the same harmonic ranges that would be of conce
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:11 PM
> Subject: FW: Dash
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> What has this got to do with KRs??
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
>
>
>
> THIS HAS BEEN AROUND BEFORE BUT IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO PASS IT ARO
I think I read somewhere that he put in an air condishner that would account
for some of the extra weight.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Larry&Sallie Flesner"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Tuesday,
I scarfed all of my plywood by just placing the plywood edge on the edge of
a table layed a piece of angle about 6-8 inches back from the table to clamp
the plywood down and hold it in place then measured back 1" from the edge of
table/ply and drew a line. Then with belt sander in hand worked fr
Sorry to hear about this, I had hoped to hear about your first flight.
Good luck on finding the cause. The only good thing about this is that it
didn't happen in the air.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message
Joe I think you need to get all oil residue off the wind screen if possible
and as soon as possible as it may cause some haseing depending on what your
wind screen is made of.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Mes
I wonder if all this stress testing was done in temp extremes ranges. I know
metal will become more briddle in cold temps and was wondering is this would
have an effect on service life of this kind of hinge system.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the
I want to know, how many day. Where in the ---L is Mark Jones
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Larry&Sallie Flesner"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:27 PM
Subject: KR> KR Ga
Nice going guys and good luck in test phase
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Jerry Mahurin"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: KR> .we are airworthy.at le
Joe if you were doing 173 and pulled the power to idle or near idle in order
to slow down or loose alt coupled with the cool temps you proberly did get
some carb ice. Any time you pull the power especially with the high
compression corvair you need the carb heat. If you don't, it will ice up
fa
Serge if you are worried about the slop can't you use a sleve to take up the
slack perferbly something inert so no corrosion can start due to dissimbler
materials.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri USA
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
Dan I tried to pull up your wb spread sheet but couldn't. I noticed however
you stated that your tare for "each" main is 40.5 lbs but your tare for each
wheel is 20 lbs plus 4.5 lbs of lumber. Shouldn't that be 20.5 lbs tare for
each wheel?
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and ligh
Have you guys been signed off for flight yet?
the signature is from a poam I wrote a couple years ago.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Jerry Mahurin"
> Mike,
>
> You must have an old spr
You could fly it without the spinner just to elimate that as a possible
vibration problem.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Ron Lee"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:47 AM
I think the only requirement is that they are not on the same switch so I
think a common ground would be permissable.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Ron Freiberger"
To: "'KRnet'"
Sent: T
Joe, I think you should take the prop off and check it for balance.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph H Horton"
To:
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:09 PM
Subject: KR> Second Flight
I've still got the old spring bar for the oringal retracks so I plan to just
cut it into and use it. The oringal bar was designed to handle the landing
loads so it it should handle any loads imposed on it in a fixed gear
position. I've never heard of one breaking??
Commits or suggestions welcome
I don't think they are "new engines" just low milage engine rebuilt to
Eggenfellter specs.
I think they use the ej22 and ej25 series --"expensive"
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "VIRGIL N SA
I did check the archrives but couldn't find anything on cutting the gear but
there commits on drilling and not heating it up. I don't plan to do any
heating of the spring bar just cut it with a power hacksaw. I will have to
drill some holes in them for attachment of upper and lower brackets.
Mi
Orma, I will see if I can get some more pictures this week end
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Orma"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:37 PM
Subject: KR> Re: Side sticks
>
Net/Orma, I need to make a correction to what I had written about widening
the Kr. I had stated that I cut out the section from the top logerons down
to the top of the stub wings between the spars. What I did was sit in the Kr
prior to making an insicion in order to determine what was a comfort
Phil, the side sticks were set up using a 3/4 in 7075 alum rod under the arm
rests between new and old truss members with a bearing on each end. A bell
crank at the lower end for the aleron cable that runs in front of the rear
spar. (I moved the aleron control cable from behind the front spar t
Larry put me down for Oct. I'm all in for cool weather. cooler the better.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "larry flesner"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re:
Larry, I did widen mine after the boat but I would not recomend it. It is a
difficult proceedure and would have been much faster to just start over. I
needed the room at the shoulders so I cut out the top logerons from just
behind the fore spar to just in front of the rear spar and down to the t
I don't have a web site but if someone wants pictures I can send to someone
and they can post them on their web site. I'm building gull wing doors
instead of the usual setup for a canopy.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
-
Oct 28 sounds good, it's my birthday so it is just good logic to have it
then!
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Heath"
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: KR> 20
Lowes has it in 4 inch rolls with glue backing, I found it in the tool
section.
Mike Turner
Jackson, Missouri
Swing the prop and light the fire, dance amoung the stars.N642MC
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Jones"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject
I live in Jackson, Missouri just 8 miles NE of Cape Girardeau and I get
around a lot and have not experienced any of the problems stated by the TV
station at least in a 25-30 mile radius of Jackson, Mo. All of the stations
I've seen here have gas with no limit that I know. Prices ranging from 2.
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