Phil Matheson wrote:
"I had a mate in France. Surg Videl. He built and was flying a kr. I have being
trying to contact him for over 12 months , but we have lost contact."
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I met up with Serge Vidal many years ago, IIRC. He was visiting Canada and
dropped by to visit
I had a mate in France. Surg Videl. He built and was flying a kr. I have being
trying to contact him for over 12 months , but we have lost contact. He was in
Paris, after return home from Melbourne. We were good friends, My last contact
he was using the very fast train to get to work ??
I
JC,
Someone wrote a more detailed and updated KR-2 plans book, I believe around the
early 1990's. I'm not sure if the same was done for the KR-1, but there should
contain lots of good info as far as the building materials. Hopefully someone
will chime in and provide more information on this f
Hi Bob
thank you for encouragement and info. The decision is now made, I will
build a new KR-1, so it will be exactly as I want. I want to build a
plane as close as possible to the original plane of Ken Rand, but with a
fixed gear. As I want to register it in the french ULM category, I have
t
Hi Larry
as I said to Bob I will use the "Rutan" fiber glass cloth even if I'm
still tempted by carbon fiber especially if the weight gain is
significant. Weight will be a constant concern during construction. For
the moment as I know nothing about composite the opinion of those who
know will
On 11/26/2024 5:11 AM, JC via KRnet wrote:
(I will have to find equivalents for the dynel, for example, which is
completely impossible to find in France).
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Try contacting https://www.aircraftspruce.eu/
Good Morning JC,
Since most of the US west coast guys are still asleep, I will respond to you.
First I applaud your efforts to revive amateur aircraft building in France. I
hope your efforts inspire others to take up the hobby.
Second, I think we all agree that from the one photo you submitt
I see that the comments are unanimous and I think the same.
I will abandon this project which poses too many security problems.
Moreover, continue dismantling to ensure that the rest could be used
will take a lot of time and will surely damage the structure even more.
The wise solution is to r
First: this looks to be the left outer wing panel based on the "one
sided spar web".
Larry Flesner
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That should have read "spar sheer web.
Larry Flesner
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On 11/25/2024 3:29 AM, JC via KRnet wrote:
Bad news. I started checking the condition of the plane after storage
and the news is not good, see picture.
I'm afraid I'm heading toward a complete rebuild.
JC
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The p
Hi JC,
I think you have to rebuild the wing. Is this the only finding you have?
Stef
> Op 25-11-2024 10:29 CET schreef JC via KRnet :
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> Bad news. I started checking the condition of the plane after storage and the
> news is not good, see picture.
> I'm afra
-2S – imported, fixed & flying
> www.bouyea.net/N133RM http://www.bouyea.net/N133RM
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> Subject: KRnet> Bad news !!
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> Bad news. I started checking the condition of the plane after storage and the
> news is not good, see picture.
> I'm a
. Again, I apologize if I’m being overly harsh in my assessment of the
photo.
John Bouyea / OR81/ Hillsboro, OR
N133RM KR-2S – imported, fixed & flying
<http://www.bouyea.net/N133RM> www.bouyea.net/N133RM
Subject: KRnet> Bad news !!
Bad news. I started checking the condition of th
Bad news. I started checking the condition of the plane after storage
and the news is not good, see picture.
I'm afraid I'm heading toward a complete rebuild.
JC
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