Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread ROBERT HARTMAIER via KRnet
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Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread shafferj455js
c: "ROBERT HARTMAIER" Sent: Tuesday December 12 2023 10:54:35AM Subject: Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review Still havn't heard anyone comment on Herb's Design Review.. > On 12/12/2023 10:30 AM EST textailwinds--- via KRnet wrote: > > -- KRnet mailin

Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread ROBERT HARTMAIER via KRnet
Still havn't heard anyone comment on Herb's Design Review.. > On 12/12/2023 10:30 AM EST textailwinds--- via KRnet > wrote: > > > The purpose of my response is to instill confidence in the KR empennage! It > is very strong. When a 190Lb. Man falls on it and that is all that breaks. It >

KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread textailwinds--- via KRnet
The purpose of my response is to instill confidence in the KR empennage! It is very strong. When a 190Lb. Man falls on it and that is all that breaks. It is a fine design. I was just pointing out where my plywood tore from being over stressed. Everything has a point of failure, and that is wher

Re: KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-12 Thread Larry Flesner via KRnet
On 12/11/2023 8:46 PM, textailwinds--- via KRnet wrote: When I inspected the tail, the front and aft webs of the forward horizontal stabilizer spar had unzipped like a zipper along the bottom edge of the horizontal stabilizer spar! No other failures had occurred. If I remember correctly Dan Dieh

KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-11 Thread textailwinds--- via KRnet
I have some information that may be of interest to those who wonder how the horizontal tail might fail. When I was moving around in my barn. I tripped and fell backwards onto the starboard side of my horizontal stabilizer! When I inspected the tail, the front and aft webs of the forward hori

KRnet> Herb Gillespie KR-2 Design Review

2023-12-11 Thread ROBERT HARTMAIER via KRnet
While going through information in a binder pertaining to the KR-2 I found a letter from Herb Gillespie dated 12/6/1975 describing the Design Review he did with a four page index of structural, material, dimensional, and safety additions, corrections, and revisions to the KR-2 plans. Apparently