Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-09 Thread Eduardo Barros via KRnet
Cc: Flesner Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 9:36 PM Subject: Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners Eduardo I'm impressed with the workmanship of your KR and the many KRs in your area. I hope to meet you at Oshkosh next year. I also like he artwork found on one of he sit

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-09 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Kayak Chris wrote: > What is the main reason for rounding the lower corners? Dr. Dean rounded the corners to make it "sexier"more like a Lancair. What little reading I've done on that subject showed no speed improvement in rounding the corners. It's probably like Hoerner wing tipsw

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-08 Thread Kayak via KRnet
What is the main reason for rounding the lower corners? I know that possibly easier spin recovery was mentioned in the NASA spin prone designs topic (but that may have required much more than just rounded corners), but was that part of the original reason, or is was this mod just cosmetic? __

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-08 Thread Flesner via KRnet
Eduardo I'm impressed with the workmanship of your KR and the many KRs in your area.  I hope to meet you at Oshkosh next year. I also like he artwork found on one of he sites.  That drawing captures my attitude when flying my KR. Larry Flesner No automatic alt text available. __

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners - KR Super-2

2017-11-08 Thread Phillip Hill via KRnet
my web site when I get the time. > > Dave McCauley > > -Original Message- > From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark > Langford > via KRnet > Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:55 PM > To: KRnet > Cc: m...@n56ml.com > Subject

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-08 Thread Eduardo Barros via KRnet
dnesday, November 08, 2017 3:45 PM Subject: Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners Noel McAvena wrote: > Has anyone successfully built and flown a KR with Dr.Dean's rounded fuselage corners? Eduardo Barros from Argentina is the only guy that I know of that has completed and flown

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners - KR Super-2

2017-11-08 Thread Dave McCauley via KRnet
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:55 PM To: KRnet Cc: m...@n56ml.com Subject: Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners - KR Super-2 See http://www.krsuper2.com/history.html and associated site links from there. I'm not recommending that anybody jump off this cliff, but the line drawing on this pa

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners - KR Super-2

2017-11-08 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
See http://www.krsuper2.com/history.html and associated site links from there. I'm not recommending that anybody jump off this cliff, but the line drawing on this page shows the basic construction technique of the fuselage, pioneered by Dr. Dean (and his famous vegetable steamer for bending the cu

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-08 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Noel McAvena wrote: > Has anyone successfully built and flown a KR with Dr.Dean's rounded fuselage > corners? Eduardo Barros from Argentina is the only guy that I know of that has completed and flown a rounded-bottom fuselage plane. I believe he got the idea from Dr. Dean back in the late 1990'

Re: KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-08 Thread n357cj via KRnet
r him just yet. I will post a picture of current state of affairs on the facebook page today. Joe Horton, N357CJ 930hrs - Original Message - From: "KRnet" To: "KRnet" Cc: "Noel McAvena" Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:43:47 AM Subject: KR> Roun

KR> Rounded fuselage corners

2017-11-07 Thread Noel McAvena via KRnet
Hey All, Has anyone successfully build and flown a KR with Dr.Dean's rounded fuselage corners? I'd be interested in chatting with anyone who is familiar with this design modification... and I'd REALLY be interested in chatting with anyone who has his CAD model. -Noel- vanqui...@hotmail.co