Thanks for the input. 8" From bottom of spar to ground sounds like a medium
number.
Once I set it I will be able to adjust my tail wheel. What degrees would be
good for the stance at tail wheel down?
Some one once told me that there is info on that but I didn't see it in the
books I have.
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Subject: KR> Ground Clearance
Thanks for the input. 8" From bottom of spar to ground
At 08:22 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
>Currently I have 24" from bottom of spar to ground and
>about 9" from tail post to ground. I need to cut down but how
>much. Only get one chance. I don't want to build a third se
>of legs. I will most likely use a 54 x 54 prop.
>Steven Phillabaum
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Steven,
The 8 inches is from the tip of the prop to the ground when the
airplane is level. Bobby
> Thanks for the input. 8" From bottom of spar to ground sounds like a
> medium number.
> Once I set it I will be able to adjust my tail wheel. What degrees would
> be good for the stance at t
Steve:
It looks that with a little applicaton of trig and anaysis of the plans you
should get pretty close within a reasonable tolerance.
Don
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> Steven,
> The 8 inches is from the tip o
At 06:01 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks for the input. 8" From bottom of spar to ground sounds like
>a medium number.
>Once I set it I will be able to adjust my tail wheel. What degrees
>would be good for the stance at tail wheel down?
>Steven Phillabaum
+++
--Sorry
Yes that would be 8" for prop clearance.
Must have been suffering shop heat syndrome when I wrote it.
thanks again for the info. As I see it I should be able to attach a 54" 1" x
1" board centered along the longeron at the firewall to do my calculations. I
can't wait to start putting in
Somebody mentioned fuselage angles on gear the other day. At a KR Gathering
I measured a few taildragger airplanes:
Dean Selby's KR2S was 8.9 degrees at the longerons, leading edge of wing was
20.5" above the ground
Steve Bennett's KR1.5 was 8.6 degrees, lading edge 22.25" above the ground
Rich
Hello all.
Searching the archives did not result in an answer so here it is.
I built my fiberglass gear legs which included the caster and camber thus no
metal brackets for the axles. This allowed me to mount my axle lower and
streamline the leg with the wheel. I made mine longer so I could s
Steven,
In my opinion... The average experimental seems to need
about 7 to 8 inches of prop clearance, when the plane is level.
There are lots of high time guys out there flying them with less than
that, but that seems to keep the average guy out of trouble. Bobby
> Hello all
Check out prop clearance in level position. I think it should be
about 9".
Work from there, Virg
On Thu, 4 May 2006 6:22:29 -0700 writes:
> Hello all.
>
> Searching the archives did not result in an answer so here it is.
>
> I built my fiberglass gear legs which included the caster and
At 10:06 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
>Steven,
> In my opinion... The average experimental seems to need
>about 7 to 8 inches of prop clearance, when the plane is level.
>There are lots of high time guys out there flying them with less than
>that, but that seems to keep the average guy
With my new gear and engine setup I have a calculated 13in (325mm) ground
clearance for the prop whilst in the flying attitude.
Is this enough for a tail dragger?
What would be the minimum ground clearance on a grass strip?
Should my thrust line be the top of my longerons?
Thanks
Barry Kruyssen
C
Barry
I'm not a tail dragger KR man, but have heard that 10 inches is about right
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Is this enough for a tail dragger?
If in flying attitude, it doesn't matter if it is tri-gear or tail-gear. I
have read 9" minimum here on the net. You could search the archives for the
discussion on this subject.
Should my thrust line be the top of my longerons?
Yes. There has been a lot of d
At 02:49 PM 8/24/04 +1000, you wrote:
>With my new gear and engine setup I have a calculated 13in (325mm) ground
clearance for the prop whilst in the flying attitude.
>Is this enough for a tail dragger?
>What would be the minimum ground clearance on a grass strip?
>Should my thrust line be the top
minimum ground clearance
My KR has an original RR fixed gear (Some Say Grove) and my ground clearance
with a 54" prop was 8". As long as the sod is mowed, there is plenty of
clearance.
Orma
Southfield, MI
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To: KRnet
Subject: KR> Ground Clearance
With my new gear and engine setup I have a calculated 13in (325mm) ground
clearance for the prop whilst in the flying attitude.
Is this enough for a tail dragger?
What would be the minimum ground clearance on a grass strip?
Should my thrust line be the
Duncan,
The original KR retracts are very low. Later builders
installed longer, fixed-gear and some used larger
wheels, setting the plane (and prop) further from the
earth, making it look bigger and much easier to see
around the airplane patch.
You can see several different types in Mark Langford'
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