Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

[Bipeguy03]

Yep, I fully intend to have the plans available in the near future. I want to get the prototype flying first, then I will make the last few tweaks to the plans and get them up to the print shop to be copied.

Not sure what the cost will be but it won't be much. I don't intend to make any money from model airplanes, I do it for the love of it.

I think it would be neat though if by selling plans I could raise enough money to get a brick in the walk of fame at AMA headquarters in my grampa's name.

 

[donnie fendley]

Yep, I fully intend to have the plans available in the near future. I want to get the prototype flying first, then I will make the last few tweaks to the plans and get them up to the print shop to be copied.

Not sure what the cost will be but it won't be much. I don't intend to make any money from model airplanes, I do it for the love of it.

I think it would be neat though if by selling plans I could raise enough money to get a brick in the walk of fame at AMA headquarters in my grampa's name.

Hi Bipeguy03 To place a brick in the walk of fame at AMA headquarters in your grampa's name,that's great.For your information this just one of four airplanes that I am planing on building. Harold Krier was a very good friend of my back in 60's. At present I am building a 38% Krier's great lakes special it is about 50% at present.

 

[FlyawayClyde]

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Hi Bipeguy03 To place a brick in the walk of fame at AMA headquarters in your grampa's name,that's great.For your information this just one of four airplanes that I am planing on building. Harold Krier was a very good friend of my back in 60's. At present I am building a 38% Krier's great lakes special it is about 50% at present.

Now that looks like a project. Now back to the Krier thread.

 

[Jetpainter]

Any updates?

 

[Bipeguy03]

Any updates?

She's done and waiting for maiden. I just haven't been able to do it yet.

I hoping to do it this weekend

 

[stangflyer]

She's done and waiting for maiden. I just haven't been able to do it yet.

I hoping to do it this weekend

I'll be brave and maiden mine if you will be brave and maiden yours. Lets do this!!

 

[Bipeguy03]

The fuel system is in an leak checked, a charge jack installed so I can check the RX battery voltage without pulling the wings off, and after I run the engine a few times and go through the airframe to ensure all the hardware is staying tight, it'll be time.

If all goes well, and the weather holds tomorrow (Sunday) will be the day.

 

[Snoopy1]

All the best get past the first one and then it is all enjoyment.

 

[stangflyer]

Soooo???? We're all waiting...!!! Get to maiden that gorgeous bipe of yours today?

 

[Bipeguy03]

Unfortunately no test flight today. It took a while to get the engine running reliably, which ended up being a fuel flow issue that we had to chase out. Once we got it running, I found a few small issues and I want to address them before I test fly it.

I did however get to taxi it around for a bit, and it feels great to see it move under it's own power lol. Out side of a slight resonance at very specific RPM, the engine and airplane runs smooth as silk. That resonance may be the prop, so I want to get a little pickier with the balancer.

The weather is supposed to turn bad tomorrow and Tuesday but the weather man says Wednesday is supposed to be beautiful so we're gonna shoot for that.

For now here's a video of it taxiing around, I don't have a YouTube account so I have a link to my Facebook video set to public. I'll probably open a YouTube account in the next day or so, so I can upload a good flight video when it happens.

https://www.facebook.com/james.mcco...000814411988/1424271774276623/?type=2&theater