Great tips for an upcoming builder to be aware of. As added safety I plan to
install a BRS. Wont help at low altitude, but anything else and it could be
Godsend. Well worth the 20lbs and a few thousand dollars if just for the peace
of mind.
> "I know Marty Roberts tested his 760 pound empty
One must keep in mind that an airplane "stressed to (insert # here) Gs"
means all components, bearing the load intended, meet that same rating,
not just spars and fittings. Include things like radio trays, battery
boxes, and seats with occupants of course.
Chris
On 2/25/2015 3:18 PM, Mike Stir
> "I know Marty Roberts tested his 760 pound empty KR to 6 G's on his G
meter. The forces were great enough to cause his baggage compartment
to tear loose and limit the travel of the elevator cables. It came
very close to being fatal."
A similar failure, this time seat, actually killed two occ
>
> Have any other flyers noticed the same thing or is it just my KR? I
> normally leave my pitch trim set as it was for landing so the problem
> is minimal on takeoff and cruise.
>
> Larry Flesner
Yep. As built, mine pitched down rather badly. I had wedges bonded to the
bottom of the ele
At 12:51 PM 2/24/2015, you wrote:
>If wing spars or whatever are being load tested, rather than make sandbags
>one could go to the garden centre or agriculture supply and borrow bags of
>chemical fertilizer.
>Bill Weir
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No intent to stifle
If wing spars or whatever are being load tested, rather than make sandbags
one could go to the garden centre or agriculture supply and borrow bags of
chemical fertilizer. They will already have their weight printed on them
and so on.
Bill Weir
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