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| Subject: | Re: Definition of Insanity |
Hello Robert,
I commend your perseverance in choosing an environmentally friendly coating for
your project. You may be confusing insanity with Murphys Tech law which states:
New systems generate new problems. At this point in your project I am sure
you have overcome many problems and I am confident you will overcome this one.
Ironically in this months issue of Sport Aviation is a tech tip on sanding which
by now you could write volumes on the subject. It would be really cool if
you had you Cruiser at Oshkosh for 20th anniversary of the design (2014). To redirect
your perspective a bit I jotted down this top 10 list for you:
Top ten reasons building a KIS is better than building an RV
10. Geez, everyone else is building an RV. RVs cheap airframe price draws builders
to this old technology but builders pay when it comes to the power plant.
9. KIS aircraft perform better with much less horsepower than RVs.
8. The smaller engines used on KIS aircraft yield a smaller fuel bill.
7. As long as the builders Keeps-It-Simple, time to assemble KIS aircraft is considerably
less than putting an RV together.
6. KIS aircraft are infinitely more customizable than ANY RV. RVs are built according
to plan. Building a KIS you can glue in the components and other modifications
wherever you want with ease.
5. Setting 10s of thousands of rivets will drive wife mad as well as the neighbors
too.
4. No helpers are required to do composite lay-ups. RVs may require the wife to
buck rivets - would you really want to burn your favors this way?
3. Applying the finish to a KIS has less steps metal requires etch, alumi-prep,
zinc chromate or another type of protection coating, primer one, primer two,
and color coat. Composite requires filling the weave, primer one, primer two,
and color coat. As it is best that coatings cure together I show two primer coats
as a good place to break between coatings. It would be difficult if not impossible
to lay down all the coatings at one time.
2. KIS TR-1 is stronger than a RV 6.
1. At any fly-in a KIS will stand out more than the dime a dozen RVs (seen one
RV seen them all).
PS: Two weeks ago I was able to assemble enough crew to get my McCormick TR-1C
off the trailer and put away. The wing is in my garage and the fuselage is in
my shed. Now I will be able to assess the condition of the airplane in full.
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=402483#402483
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