KRSuper2 Aircraft Construction Log
Miscellaneous
detailed progress report
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 2.7 Hours
Summary: Finished templates
Details: Cut out remainder of full size templates. Converted decimal measurements to fractional measurements to nearest 1/32 on all drawings.
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Monday, September 29, 2008 - 6.5 Hours
Summary: Templates
Details: Printed out paper templates of fuselage bulkheads and assembled into full size templates for material cutouts
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Friday, September 26, 2008 - 2.4 Hours
Summary: Started some background preparations
Details: Purchased 1/2" 2x4 MDF from Home Depot. Per plans, cut and pasted former layouts to MDF, quantity 10. Band-sawed MDF into formers. A $2000 box of foam arrives from Aircraft Spruce, enough for 2 planes.
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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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THE LEGALESE
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.