Greetings,
I purchased a KR-2 aircraft while I was on deployment.
I haven't been home yet to see what I purchased, but I'm looking for some guidance on it.
From what I understand, the aircraft is mostly finished, I need to do some work on the bottom of the fuselage, and a little bit of repairs on one of the wings.
First, how does one inspect the quality of work for carbon fiber and fiberglass? Is there something on the inside that I can look for with regards to seams and repairs?
Next, the aircraft came with the engine. It's a RevMaster 2100, but there is no manual. It only has a handful of hours on it, and the sales staff at RevMaster haven't gotten back to me with regards to the maintenance manual. I assume that I'll need to take it apart, clean it, and inspect for any sort of corrosion (the engine was hung on an engine stand, and in SW California so rust, and cylinders are my big concerns).
When all said and done, the previous owner started installing some of the electrical for some lights and such, and I have an order placed from Aircraft Spruce for some lights, a new altimeter and a few other things to finish the project and get it flying. So, what is my process of running wires down the wings, that I assume are full of foam?
I am also planning to remove the single wing fuel tank (why they only installed one wing tank puzzles me) and install another set of wing tanks that will give me a higher capacity for long cross countries (goal is 800 miles).
Speaking of wings, I'm deciding to install Vortex Generators on the wings, anyone have any good/real life reports for VG's?
I am looking to make the aircraft legal for night trips. The electric won't be a problem, I have lights on order, but I'm not so sure about setting up the electrical, and how to make a system that is safe.
After all that is complete, I'm looking at the process for getting up in the air. Anyone have a manual for flight testing of high speed aircraft? What paces did you put your aircraft through? How did you measure your weight and balance compared to the original design? Your max gross? Usable load? Speeds?
I'm sure I'll have many more questions, but first I'd like to see what you guys suggest before I get my hands dirty.
Thanks,
Trevor