From: krnet-bounces@mylist.net To: John Bouyea Subject: KRnet Digest, Vol 346, Issue 103 Date: 9/3/2004 8:59:34 PM Send KRnet mailing list submissions to krnet@mylist.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to krnet-request@mylist.net You can reach the person managing the list at krnet-owner@mylist.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Tail Plane Weight (Phillip Matheson) 2. RE: William Clapp = fuel tanks (Wood, Sidney M.) 3. KRNet factoid (Oscar Zuniga) 4. Getting ready to fly (Orma) 5. Re: Getting ready to fly (Dean Cooper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 16:36:45 +1000 From: "Phillip Matheson" Subject: Re: KR> Tail Plane Weight To: "KRnet" Message-ID: <008701c49180$6249c660$4097dccb@StationW2k04> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I was asked to weight my complete tail plane and sent it to one of the net members, so I'll let everyone know 7 feet, (83inches) with Elevator attached, 5 REB's and horn , almost ready to prime. 6.5 Kg = 14lbs Phillip Matheson matheson@dodo.com.au Australia VH PKR See our engines and kits at. http://www.vw-engines.com/ http://www.homebuilt-aviation.com/ See my KR at Mark Jones web http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/pmkr2.html ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 07:59:10 -0400 From: "Wood, Sidney M." Subject: RE: KR>William Clapp = fuel tanks To: "KRnet" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Several years ago I tried an experiment using 1-1/2 inch schedule 40 black PVC water pipe. I cut 3 sections, each about 16 inches long, capped one end using PVC cement and filled each about 2/3 full with auto gas (Exxon 93 octane). I capped the top end using PVC cement. I set the tubes on end in an empty coffee can. Once a month I weighed the tubes. They were gradually loosing weight. After six months the sealed tubes were back to their original empty weight. No liquid was left to slosh. When I sawed the tubes open, there were no deposits inside, just a faint smell of gasoline. Apparently the auto fuel evaporated through the PVC. The PVC did not appear to be damaged by the auto gas. Your results may vary. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD USA Sidney.wood@titan.com Mark, I think you said the other day that he used PVC pipe for wing tanks. I would like to know more about how he did this. Sounds to me like a really good Idea! Chris Theroux Gilbert, AZ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:10:18 -0500 From: "Oscar Zuniga" Subject: KR> KRNet factoid To: krnet@mylist.net Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Just an item of interest. There is a hit counter at the bottom of the home page at http://www.krnet.org and it's currently showing nearly 260,000 hits since it was initiated 7-1/2 years ago in 1997. A little simple math seems to indicate that that is better than 95 hits per day, or almost one visitor to the site every 15 minutes of every day (on average)! Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:55:45 -0400 From: "Orma" Subject: KR> Getting ready to fly To: "KRnet" Message-ID: <000a01c4922a$adbdb7f0$1e29d445@ROBBINS1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Net I hope the KR net is up. I only see one post and that is unusual. Today was another full day at the airport. I installed a good control for the waste gate; tightened some fuel lines; reconnected the cabin heat; reinstalled all scat tubing; safety wired my gasolator; and adjusted the magneto among other things. At this point it is fair to ask when will it fly? Tomorrow seems as good a day as any. I watched the wind all day today and noted that it was 90 degrees to the runways. For the first flight of the KR in 6 months, I want the wind down the runway. I don't know what to expect from the P factor, because of the extra power. Tonight I must decide procedure to use on takeoff. With the control connected to the cockpit it is easy to see that I could apply full power with the throttle and add boost afterwards. But, as the boost control and the stick are close to each other and require the same hand. that will probably cause me to apply boost before applying throttle. With a partially closed gate, I can increase the throttle till I see 3300 on the tach. With the gate fully closed I can overboost. I don't know how much, it's just that the throttle is still not fully open and I can tell that the boost will go over 40. I have not tried this without the chocks installed. I probably have more power then the brakes can handle. In that case I could apply boost on the roll. In reality what I should probably do it to increase the pitch on the prop before the first flight so that I can simply push the throttle to the panel and know that the engine will not over speed or boost. Trying to get airborne Orma Southfield, MI N110LR celebrating 20 years To the gathering or bust ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 23:14:35 -0400 From: "Dean Cooper" Subject: Re: KR> Getting ready to fly To: "KRnet" Message-ID: <002101c4922d$4e774740$0502a8c0@office> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Orma wrote: > I hope the KR net is up. I only see one post and that is unusual...Tomorrow seems as good a day as any. Orma, It has been quite today. Hopefully, everyone is busy building. Good luck on your flight tomorrow! Dean Cooper Jacksonville, FL Email me at dean_cooper@bellsouth.net See my KR project at www.geocities.com/djramccoop1/KR2_Home.html ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html End of KRnet Digest, Vol 346, Issue 103 *************************************** ================================== ABC Amber Outlook Converter v4.20 Trial version ==================================