---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 05/25/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:52 AM - Re: Kolb MKII (Mike Welch) 2. 11:40 AM - Re: Kolb MKII (Duane Ransdell) 3. 07:33 PM - NAVMAN 2100 (Ellery Batchelder Jr) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:52:47 AM PST US From: Mike Welch Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Kolb MKII > Hi All=2C Another question... What is it that makes a MKIII faster and ab le to carry more >weight than the MKII? Is there any chance you can beef up a MKII? Dutrak=2C (is that your name??) Jason was right when he said: > The MKIII is faster because people put larger engines on them > MKIII has 6" spars=2C tail boom and MKII has 5" spars=2C tail boom > I think thicker steel is used on the motor mount tube > I dont know about the number of ribs in the wing or thickness of material > I dont know about the thickness of steel in the landing gear area > > I dont think it would be possible to upgrade all the above. > Jason The MkIII is a significant change from the MkII. With it's 6" main fusel age tube and 6" wing spars=2C it is quite a bit different than the MkII's 5 " tubes. Beefing a MkII up=2C or converting a MkII into a MkIII is no simple task! !! I mean......it's not easy like converting a MkIII Classic into a MkIII Xtra!! (LOL) Mike Welch MkIII CX _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search=2C chat and e-mail from your inb ox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:O N:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:40:38 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb MKII From: Duane Ransdell Hi Mike, Thanks for the input. It sounds like I won't be upgrading anytime soon. Sincerely, Duane On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Mike Welch wrote: > > Hi All, Another question... What is it that makes a MKIII faster and > able to carry more >weight than the MKII? Is there any chance you can beef > up a MKII? > > Dutrak, (is that your name??) > > Jason was right when he said: > > > The MKIII is faster because people put larger engines on them > > MKIII has 6" spars, tail boom and MKII has 5" spars, tail boom > > I think thicker steel is used on the motor mount tube > > I dont know about the number of ribs in the wing or thickness of material > > I dont know about the thickness of steel in the landing gear area > > > > I dont think it would be possible to upgrade all the above. > > Jason > > The MkIII is a significant change from the MkII. With it's 6" main > fuselage tube and 6" wing spars, it is quite a bit different than the MkII's > 5" tubes. > Beefing a MkII up, or converting a MkII into a MkIII is no simple > task!!! I mean......it's not easy like converting a MkIII Classic into a > MkIII Xtra!! (LOL) > > Mike Welch > MkIII CX > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. Learn more. > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:33:10 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: NAVMAN 2100 From: Ellery Batchelder Jr anyone have a NAVMAN 2100 fuel flow meter they would sell? 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