KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Wood, Sidney M.
Tom, About 15 years ago Jeannette Rand and I did an investigation regarding a retract-gear KR-2 that had been trailered from the Seattle area to Alaska on the ALCAN highway by the buyer. The previous owner had checked out the new owner during several left-seat flights at Seattle. An independen

KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Barry Kruyssen
arry Kruyssen Cairns, Australia k...@bigpond.com AUF Registered 19-3873 http://users.tpg.com.au/barryk/kr2.htm - Original Message - From: "Wood, Sidney M." To: ; "KRnet" Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 7:39 AM Subject: RE: KR>I would trailer the KR home! > Tom, &g

KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Ron Eason
Here is a prectical approach for trailer construction. The guys I fly with dreamed this up. The Dawn Patrol Guys pull there airplanes all over the US for hundreds of miles one way. The have much more complicated planes to assemble and disassemble than the KR. They have been doing it for years. Y

KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Orma Robbins
KR-2 on the trailer at home in Alaska, I have trailered my KR to Minnisota and back to Michigan. I used a small modified boat trailer and sat the KR on top of a 3/4 ply sheet sitting on its main wheels and built an tail stand for the back. The tail stand did not have enough padding and did a lit

KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Scott Cable
I moved my project from Michigan to Missouri in August. We strapped the KR on top of my 75 Corvette. Used carpet padding between the gear legs and fenders of the vette, and carpet padding between the bottom of the fuselage and the roof of the car. No Damage, plenty of slack-jaw looks from passing t

KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Lee
December 23, 2003 6:46 AM Subject: Re: KR>I would trailer the KR home! > KR-2 on the trailer at home in Alaska, > > I have trailered my KR to Minnisota and back to Michigan. I used a small > modified boat trailer and sat the KR on top of a 3/4 ply sheet sitting on > its main

KR>I would trailer the KR home!

2008-10-12 Thread Thomas Brock
Thanks to all of you again. I see clearly the many reasons for trailering the KR home. One thing I do want to make clear is that it was never MY intention to fly one of these birds to Alaska. I was thinking about professional pilots who fly cross country all the time who would fly the KR to its ne