My favorite spinner was a 14 inch fiberglass unit sold by
Loehle Aviation for use on his P-40 and P-51 replicas.
I wonder if they still have them for sale?
A prominent aerodynamicist told me that a spinner up
to one third of prop diameter was the last way to
squeeze a few more percentage points o
rg - Then click on the pics
> See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
> There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
> has begun.
> Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
>
> -Original Message-
> From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:
That is some nice spinner work but even in the finished
and mounted spinner photo I do not see bolts through the
spinner into the Front bulkhead. Were they ever placed ?
Scott
Dan Heath wrote:
>
> This might answer your questions about the spinner and the front bulkhead.
>
> http://krbuilder.or
Would you have outside screws that screw through
the spinner just like the rear bulkhead ?
I've looked through about fifty spinners
at the fly market at SunFun and I dont think
I ever saw a spinner with two bulkheads.
Sounds like a good idea though. I wonder
what alloy the alum was and whether it
There was earlier mention of needing to put or
use a front bulkhead on a spinner. What is that ?
Scott
Mark Jones wrote:
>
> >One more thing on fiberglass spinners...I consider them to be safer than
> >aluminum ones. If the spinner comes off on climb out, the prop is much
> >less
> >likely to
Does anyone have a recommendation for a supplier of good
foams other than extruded polysteyrene that melts in the
presence of fuel fumes ?
Most Urethane foams have a terrible bond strength and
are very brittle (friable ) causing delamination so those
are to be avoided.
Scott
Doesnt IvoProp specificly prohibit use of their props in
direct drive 4 stroke applications ? Why even pursue it.
Scott
Jeff Scott wrote:
>
> You guys need to take advantage of the past writings in the KRNet archive on
> this subject. The Ivo props have been tested on the VWs and found to be
27;s not an excuse for
> ripping them off.
>
> Tony King
> Brisbane Australia
>
> 2009/5/26 Scott Perkins <2sc...@bellsouth.net>
>
> > The question I have not seen answered is whether the KR-1 plans
> > are available from the RAND company and if so how much
The question I have not seen answered is whether the KR-1 plans
are available from the RAND company and if so how much and how long
does it take and what kind of condition are they in. IE such as
complete, hi quality, accurate etc.
Scott
sidney.w...@l-3com.com wrote:
>
> >...is someone trying to
. Scroll to the bottom.
>
> http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202009.html
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Scott Perkins" <2sc...@bellsouth.net>
> To:
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 3:12 PM
> Subject: KR> Brochure of the KR-3
several years ago in this list a guy mentioned he had found a Brochure
of the KR-3
and there were offers to place scans of it on various websites that are
now gone.
Does anyone know where the best photos are of the KR-3 ?
I have some photos of two distinct airplanes but they arent very good
and
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