KRSuper2 Aircraft Construction Log
Fuselage
detailed progress report
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Cutout foam floor from template
Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage floor
Details: Made templates for fuselage floor
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Modified control tunnel top, lay up for rudder pedal area
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Misc
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 1.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Misc
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Misc
Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Miscellaneous
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Engine mount
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Engine mount
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Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Misc items
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Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked misc fuselage items
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on misc items
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Monday, June 22, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on misc items
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Control tunnel
Details: Installed control tunnel in fuselage
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Control tunnel
Details: Worked on control tunnel
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Control tunnel
Details: Worked on control tunnel
Friday, June 12, 2009 - 1.5 Hours
Summary: Control tunnel
Details: Worked on control tunnel
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 1 Hours
Summary: Control tunnel
Details: Worked on control tunnel
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 1.5 Hours
Summary: Control Tunnel
Details: Worked on control tunnel
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Monday, June 08, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Control tunnel
Details: Worked on control tunnel
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Alignment
Details: Aligned empennage onto fuselage
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Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 3.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Upper motor mounts
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 1 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Riveted in the nutplates for the seat back
Monday, May 04, 2009 - 1 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Glasssed over wood inserts and drilled rivet holes on seat back flange
Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Riveted nutplates to the inspection hole. Drilled holes for the seat back nutplates. Cut out holes for wooden inserts and floxed them in place.
Friday, May 01, 2009 - 1.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Prepped the inspection hole for riveting the nutplates. Riveted the nutplates into position
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 1 Hours
Summary: Wing ribs
Details: Micro’d some of the rib edges
Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded flox and reshaped the saddle to 1 degree angle. Floxed and laid up the flange.
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Floxed the saddle for the H-Stab flange.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded out saddle and shaped the sides. Smoothed out the inside panels.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Decided to grind out the saddle and reshape it to get a 1 degree angle of incidence. Reapplied flox and set up the H-stab
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Monday, March 30, 2009 - 1 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Mulled over how the H-stab should be aligned and how to determine the angle of incidence
Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Cut out Horizontal-Stab saddle, sanded and shaped the firewall reinforcements. Floxed in the saddle
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Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Glassed remaining reinforcements in the bottom of the firewall
Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Glassed the other sides of the control tunnel, sanded the leading edge of the vertical stab. Glassed 3 reinforcements on the firewall with BID
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Micro’d and glassed the control tunnel sides. Fabricated a top bulkhead piece. Made triangle reinforcements and CA’d them into place on the firewall inside
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 1 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Cut out control tunnel parts and prepped for glassing
Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Prepped the front inside firewall and applied Carbon Fiber. Also glassed the antenna connections
Friday, March 20, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded inside of the tail , micro’d and glassed it up
Monday, March 16, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on reforming the tail
Monday, March 16, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Empennage
Details: Repaired tail and micro’d the V-stab
Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Solder up the antenna connections. Glassed over the antennas and fabricated the tail section to bring it up to level.
Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Glassed the inside of the header
Monday, March 02, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Cleaned up inside fuselage and seat flanges. Istalled Marker Beacon antenna. Drilled out inspection plate attachment holes
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Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Layed up and formed the header
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Glassed up the front side of the seat flanges
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
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Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Laid up the firewall with 6 layers of BID.
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Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Made flanges for the seatback
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Floxed in the left longeron
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Floxed in the right longeron. Many clamps!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Cut out the longeron inserts and leveled the fuselage.
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Monday, February 16, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Layed up the rear, mid, and baggage bulkheads with BID
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Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded to shape the header and seat back. Micro’d the mid-bulkhead and baggage bulkhead into position. Micro’d the edges of the inspection plate
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Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded and Micro’d bulkheads and fitted into place. Cut out inspection hole, sanded and put into place to make lay-up for flange. Laid up 6 layers of BID
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Installed rear bulkhead
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary:
Details: Sanded and fitted the rear bulkheads. Floxed in the rear bulkhead. Glassed the other side of the seat back – BID. Glassed both sides of the firewall support.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Monday, February 09, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded the fuselage, cut and shaped the bulkheads, glassed one side of the seat back – 1 UNI and 1 BID
Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Thursday, February 05, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
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Monday, February 02, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Helped Paul micro and lay up the inner radius and micro’d his bulkheads
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Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded and prepped the inside of the fuselage. Joined fuse sections
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Friday, January 30, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded again and added more micro to smooth out the transition edges
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded the inner radiuses of the fuselage and added micro to them
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 5 Hours
Summary:
Details: Put fuselage on the formers and micro’d in the radius strips. Scored my rear fuselage with more relief lines. Micro’d the openings. Sanded inner front radiuses.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Floxed firewall to front of fuselage
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Monday, January 26, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Checked alignment of the front firewall mount. Cut out firewall and glassed both side
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Lined up Fuselage halves and then glassed them together
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Friday, January 23, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Chris - fuselage
Details: Cut rear fuse bottom and aligned for attachment to the front fuselage bottom.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary:
Details: Slurried and applied 1 layer of UNI and 1 layer of BID to the left side of the fuselage. Covered with peel-ply
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Chris - fuselage
Details: Slurried and applied 1 layer of UNI and 1 layer of BID to the right side of the fuselage. Covered with peal-ply.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Chris - fuselage
Details: Sanded and micro filled the fuselage radius
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Monday, January 19, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Chris - fuselage
Details: Cut out bulkheads and sanded the fuselage radius
Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Chris - fuselage
Details: Micro’d and glassed the backsides of the bulkheads and then sanded the fuselage
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 6 Hours
Summary: Chris - Assist Fuselage
Details: Micro’d 1.5” strips on Fuselage to fill in the gaps. Cut out bulkheads and laid them up with fiberglass and micro
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Friday, January 16, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Built Formers “C” and “E” and then attached them to the fuselage. Cut out 12 – 1.5” strips of ½” foam and micro’d them onto the fuselage to form the fuselage radius.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Assemble fuselage formers
Details: Built forms for fuselage and attached bottom and sides to the forms
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Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 4 Hours
Summary: Rear fuselage
Details: Glassed fuse rear
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Monday, January 05, 2009 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage bottom
Details: Sanded joggle in bootom, other layups
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage bottom
Details: Slurried and glassed rear bottom fuse.
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 5.5 Hours
Summary: Fuselage bottom
Details: Slurried and glassed the other side of the rear bottom fuse
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Friday, January 02, 2009 - 3 Hours
Summary: Rear bottom fuselage
Details: Fit and micro’d together the rear bottom fuse.
Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 2 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 5 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
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Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 3 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 4 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1.5 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 2.5 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 2 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 2 Hours
Summary: Worked on fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuselage
Sunday, December 14, 2008 - 4 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Worked on fuse sides
Sunday, December 07, 2008 - 7 Hours
Summary: Fuselage sides
Details: Layed up fuselage sides
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Monday, December 01, 2008 - 2 Hours
Summary: Fuselage
Details: Sanded joggles into the front fuselage sides and cut out pieces for rear bottom (tail cone) of the fuselage
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Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 3 Hours
Summary: Fuselage construction begins!
Details: Cut out front bottom and front sides for Fuselage.
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SITE WAS UPDATED ON
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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construction
detailed progress
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| Empennage | 131 Hours | |
| Fuselage | 267 Hours | |
| Wing | 54 Hours | |
| Shop Supplies | 2 Hours | |
| Miscellaneous | 11.6 Hours |
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CURRENTLY WORKING ON
Fuselage
TOTAL AIRCRAFT BUILD TIME
465.6 Hours
PROGRESS CHARTS
specs
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| Length |
19' |
| Wing Span |
24' |
| Total Wing Area |
93 ft^2 |
| Empty Weight |
750 |
| Gross Weight |
1200 |
| Useful Load |
450 |
| Fuel Cap |
26 gal |
| Stall Speed |
48 mph |
| Maximum Speed |
170 mph |
| Cruise Speed |
140 mph |
| Range |
600 miles |
| Engine |
Corvair 2700 |
| Power Loading |
100 hp |
| Wing loading |
12 lbs/hp |
| Power Loading |
12.5 lbs/ft^2 |
| Fuel consumption | 5.5 gph |
| Seating | 2 across |
| Gear | Tri-Gear |
| Cabin Width | 43" |
disclaimer
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This website was built to document my work on my KRSuper2 in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build a KRSuper2 or any other aircraft.