Ideas

Here are a few ideas that have been submitted by various builders and other sources that could be used on the KR.
  • Heres an idea
    • for a simple antiservo tab.
  • Heres another idea
    • for a antiservo tab.
  • Heres a simple mod
    • done to Lancairs to increase stick pressure for the elevator.
  • This is a sketch
    • of one builders control system, he used this system to successfully increase the stick pressure for the elevators.
  • Heres an idea
    • for hot wired wing cores.
  • Here is a drawing of my aux fuel tanks that are located in the stubs (top view).
  • Another drawing of stub tank (side view).
  • Need a simple site gauge for your wing tanks? Check this out!! (explanation on use below)

    From David Turley:
    On the BD-5 the fuel tank gages were made of acrylic rod attached to a flat plate. Basically, there were five or six rods ranging from one to six inches long, with one end bonded to the flat piece of acrylic which was installed flush with the surface of the wing, and the ends of the acrylic rods (1/2" diameter) ground and polished into a cone shape. These ends hung down into the tank. This was a slick setup. When the fuel covers the end of the fuel sensing "rod" the flat plastic plate shows dark. When the rod is not touching fuel the plate shows a white circle where the end of the acrylic rod is bonded. Must work through a reflected light principal. Only works in daylight, needless to say.

  • Here is the prop shaft idea for a rear drive setup, simular to GPASC's unit
  • Here is a drawing of the a wing root fairing similar to the ones used by Tom Taylor on his Glasair
  • A drawing of my elevator balance weight
  • A drawing of the mod on my Horizontal Stab and Elevator
  • A drawing of a LongEZ pitch trim lever
  • A drawing of how the LongEZ trim handle can be used on a KR
  • Drawing of my windshield center post.
  • An idea for composite skins on the fuselage and a text document explaining how to try it.
  • An idea for a canopy or door seal
  • Information on how to land your KR, good stuff!!!
  • See why it is important to deep drill the VW crank shaft.
  • Go here to see a scan of the dual controls.
  • See a chart Barnaby Wainfan did comparing incidences of tails and wings on the KR
  • A retractable tri gear and a handy wood (that I used) jig for drilling WAF fittings to the spars.
  • A picture of the last KR3 flight.
  • Click here to see electric trim setup using a RC airplane servo.
  • Speed brake idea number one.
  • Speed brake idea number two.

    If you have any ideas you would like to share with the KR community here on the net, please send them to me via email or snail mail if you do not have a scanner. Please email me for my mailing address.