Mark I'm also doing away with the header tank since the idea of a fuel =
tank
in my lap doesn't greatly appeal to me. What I have decided however is =
to
use that area previously occupied by the tank as a luggage compartment =
to
keep weight as far forward as possible. By making this compartment as
I really liked the dual sticks for a few reasons. One is that it lets you
rest your hand on your leg. EITHER hand when one gets tired. I also liked
the fact that I could trim the elevator and fold sectionals with both hands
while I kept the plane going straight with my knees.
The one disadvanta
Steve,
I used a SAE "Oscar" template to design the seats for my KR2S. I also followed
the Automotive Seating Comfort Criteria by maintaining a minimum of 35 mm "meat
to metal".
Bottom line is that it is possible to comfortably fit a 95th percentile male
into a KR.
you can see the results of wha
Good day netters
I am trying to establish how much space there actually is between the
pilot and the control stick. The relevance of this is that some folks
have shorter legs than others and need to sit closer to the rudder
pedals - other folks have bigger paunches and need to sit a bit further
b
Stephen,
You can get all the adjustment that you need by making your seat cushion
thicker or thinner. There is not a whole lot of room to work with anyway.
The more forward you can sit, the better. Leave your rudder pedals where
they are. Keep everything as forward as you can.
I don't see how m
There is not a whole lot of room to work with anyway. The more forward
you can sit, the better
Thanks Dan
The above comment is the core of my question - get as far fwd as
possible, BUT how much room is there to do so and still feel comfortable
with the stick position, especiall
hen Jacobs"
To: "'KRnet'"
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:03 AM
Subject: KR> Seat position
>
> I guess the real question is, how comfortable are different size folks
> with the present (standard) configuration? Could (should) the stick be
> f
One thing I can tell you is that my seat back is right in the middle of the
"4-6" range in the plans (I think that's right), and it could be leaned back
a little more for my taste. I wouldn't mind if my stick was aft about 3"
more than it is. See http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kcontrol.html
Mark L says:
I wouldn't mind if my stick was aft about 3" more than it is. See
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kcontrol.html ).
Thank you Mark L
Colin R says:
My seats are 4 inches further forward then plans, bottom 4 inches
forward of rear spar, and seat back
but Mark has zero belly
Steve J wrote:
> My primary motive is to minimize the aft CG shift (when the second
> trusting soul comes aboard) by relocating the seats closer to the CG.
> Ideally the variable payload should be on the CG, but that is the price
> of side-by-side seating.
You might be going to more trouble than
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