Rebuilding my KR-2

[Forrest]

Still getting to know my airplane. It's dimensions are not the same as
either the KR-2 or the 2S. Still figuring out how I'm going to weigh the
thing. Probably stack the parts on two or three scales then weigh the
engine. I'll come up short of what the cowling would weigh since it was
junky, sheet aluminum scabbed together and modified a couple of times.

To the point. The following is what I presently do know.
1) 16'2" long from prop bolt to back of rudder.
2) 21"7" from wingtip to wingtip. Tips are rounded and cut at an angle
inward from top to bottom about 5".
3) Horizontal stabilizer 5'11" tip to tip.
4) Vertical stabilizer 3'9" from bottom of fuselage to top of tail.
5) Schaumburg carburetor with number on the throat NAS3A1
6) Dual Case mags (one cracked cover). Plug wires bad.
7) Continental 4cyl. engine with casting # 6651 / 9546 and 6652 / 112546;
cyl. head cast # 6620.

I was told there are 25 hours flight time in current configuration. Since
the logs aren't clear and the builder is reportedly dead the information is
suspect, though the plane did look like it had been flown before I
dismantled it.

More to the point. Will the engine casting numbers tell me what kind of
engine I have? It just this second occurs to me that I can take my photos
to the local A&P and ask.

Forrest

[James R. Freeman]

Forrest:
On the cowling if I were doing it I would cover the engine with a large
garbage bag with duct tape to hold tight, then form upper and lower cowling
parts with heavy card-board. Cut a hole in the upper and use 2 part
expanding foam from AS or Wicks to fill the gap. Remove card-board and make
a fiberglass cowling.
I think the engine may be a Cont. O-200 but not sure the carb is for the
O-200 but some have put them on the Cont. 85.

"Forrest" > wrote in message
...
> Still getting to know my airplane. It's dimensions are not the same as
> either the KR-2 or the 2S. Still figuring out how I'm going to weigh the
> thing. Probably stack the parts on two or three scales then weigh the
> engine. I'll come up short of what the cowling would weigh since it was
> junky, sheet aluminum scabbed together and modified a couple of times.
>
> To the point. The following is what I presently do know.
> 1) 16'2" long from prop bolt to back of rudder.
> 2) 21"7" from wingtip to wingtip. Tips are rounded and cut at an angle
> inward from top to bottom about 5".
> 3) Horizontal stabilizer 5'11" tip to tip.
> 4) Vertical stabilizer 3'9" from bottom of fuselage to top of tail.
> 5) Schaumburg carburetor with number on the throat NAS3A1
> 6) Dual Case mags (one cracked cover). Plug wires bad.
> 7) Continental 4cyl. engine with casting # 6651 / 9546 and 6652 /
112546;
> cyl. head cast # 6620.
>
> I was told there are 25 hours flight time in current configuration. Since
> the logs aren't clear and the builder is reportedly dead the information
is
> suspect, though the plane did look like it had been flown before I
> dismantled it.
>
> More to the point. Will the engine casting numbers tell me what kind of
> engine I have? It just this second occurs to me that I can take my photos
> to the local A&P and ask.
>
> Forrest
>
>

[Forrest]

James

Wow! You just made me all grinny. :-) I've been fretting over how to get a
nice form to make my own fiberglass cowling. I've been trying not to get
distracted with that thought until the time was upon me. Now you have saved
me from that disbursal of mental energy. And you put a smiley spot in a day
that could use the good cheer. Thank you.
I'll check up verifying the engine as O-200.

Forrest


"James R. Freeman" > wrote in message
...
> Forrest:
> On the cowling if I were doing it I would cover the engine with a
large
> garbage bag with duct tape to hold tight, then form upper and lower
cowling
> parts with heavy card-board. Cut a hole in the upper and use 2 part
> expanding foam from AS or Wicks to fill the gap. Remove card-board and
make
> a fiberglass cowling.
> I think the engine may be a Cont. O-200 but not sure the carb is for
the
> O-200 but some have put them on the Cont. 85.
>
> "Forrest" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Still getting to know my airplane. It's dimensions are not the same as
> > either the KR-2 or the 2S. Still figuring out how I'm going to weigh
the
> > thing. Probably stack the parts on two or three scales then weigh the
> > engine. I'll come up short of what the cowling would weigh since it was
> > junky, sheet aluminum scabbed together and modified a couple of times.
> >
> > To the point. The following is what I presently do know.
> > 1) 16'2" long from prop bolt to back of rudder.
> > 2) 21"7" from wingtip to wingtip. Tips are rounded and cut at an
angle
> > inward from top to bottom about 5".
> > 3) Horizontal stabilizer 5'11" tip to tip.
> > 4) Vertical stabilizer 3'9" from bottom of fuselage to top of tail.
> > 5) Schaumburg carburetor with number on the throat NAS3A1
> > 6) Dual Case mags (one cracked cover). Plug wires bad.
> > 7) Continental 4cyl. engine with casting # 6651 / 9546 and 6652 /
> 112546;
> > cyl. head cast # 6620.
> >
> > I was told there are 25 hours flight time in current configuration.
Since
> > the logs aren't clear and the builder is reportedly dead the information
> is
> > suspect, though the plane did look like it had been flown before I
> > dismantled it.
> >
> > More to the point. Will the engine casting numbers tell me what kind of
> > engine I have? It just this second occurs to me that I can take my
photos
> > to the local A&P and ask.
> >
> > Forrest
> >
> >
>
>