...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of
Mark Langford
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:12 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> heavy engines
> Has there ever been a firewall separation issue with any KR out there? Al
Somebody mentioned that changing to a Corvair on a KR2 would involve
firewall reinforcements. I'm wondering how many folks have an 0-200 or
other heavy engine on their stock KR2 firewall that has NOT been reinforced.
I'll bet there are several, if not many heavy engines (0-200 and Vair weigh
a
Mark I fail to see where that 40 pounds will make much difference in the
firewall area since the mount you have is six point (2 extra thru underside
of boat) unless very high G maneuvers are a common occurrence. What if
anything have the "Sube" guys been doing to their firewalls to accommodate
all
Has there ever been a firewall separation issue with any KR out there? Al
- Original Message -
From: "Doug Rupert"
To: "'KRnet'"
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:36 AM
Subject: RE: KR> heavy engines
> Mark I fail to see where that 40 pounds will ma
At 06:54 AM 4/13/05 -0500, you wrote:
>Somebody mentioned that changing to a Corvair on a KR2 would involve
>firewall reinforcements. I'm wondering how many folks have an 0-200 or
>other heavy engine on their stock KR2 firewall that has NOT been reinforced.
>I'll bet there are several, if not m
Al Friesen wrote:
> Has there ever been a firewall separation issue with any KR out there? Al
That was my point. If it's worked for 20 or 30 other guys, then it'll work
for others. I was just looking for verification from some of the 20 or 30
guys who've done this before.
Larry, the engineer
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:11:40 -0500 "Mark Langford"
writes:
> Al Friesen wrote:
>
> > Has there ever been a firewall separation issue with any KR out
> there? Al
>
> That was my point. If it's worked for 20 or 30 other guys, then
> it'll work
> for others. I was just looking for verificatio
If you look at the Corvair mount designed my William Wynne and our very own
Mark Langford, that issue has been addressed for the tri-gear mount.
Doug
but have seen a tri-gear KR-2
tear the firewall out of the airframe on a hard landing.
-Jeff
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- Original Message -
From: "Doug Rupert"
To: "'KRnet'"
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:06 PM
Subject: RE: KR> heavy engines
&
I've never seen the actual mount, only a picture in William's book in which
he stated that Mark and he had done the deed. Note the "L" bracket along
bottom of the firewall when using a nose gear. Don't shoot me for reading
PLEASE, been shot too many times already.
Doug
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765 pound empty weight. According to my calculator, at 21G's
> with a 200 pound VW, the firewall should still be good for nearly
> 17 G's with my 250 pound 0-200. I'm using a HAPI VW mount
> Larry Flesner
>
Larry, How do you make an O200 weigh 250 pound??? Mine is only 191 pound
with everyth
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