MKR Schleicher Ka6e
Here some pictures of my Ka6e in
the final stages of the build.
The Ka6e is built from a kit by MKR ( Modellbau Kuhlmann & Reitz ), who
unfortunately, are out of business by now
You can see pictures of the kit contents here :
MKR Ka6e kit
It consists of
a white, gel-coated fuselage by Rosenthal, and CNC-router-cut parts for wings
and tailf eathers.
after the good experience I had with SIG Koverall when I covered my Flair Ka8, I
used it again for the Ka6, attaching it with nitrate dope.
So, far I haven't made up my mind as to which color scheme and markings to
apply, so for now, she flies "bare"
Specs:
Wing span: 3.88 m - 152 in.
Length : 1.72 m - 68 in.
Wing area : 79 dm2 - 1225 sqin
Weight : 5.1 kgs - 178 oz.
Wing loading: 64 g/dm2 - 8.5 oz/sqft
Controls :
Ailerons
Elevator
Rudder
Spoilers
Tow release
Misc. parts CNC-cut ribs, ply CNC-cut ribs, balsa wing joiner
fuselage cockpit area spoiler-kit plans detail
pictures from the build :
after the maiden flight
After some flights, it became clear that the elevator system was not optimal, it had some slop in it, and also the bowden type push-pull rod, had some drag in it,
so I decided to modify the whole thing to "direct drive", with a servo in the tail.
First, I installed this servo tray inside the vertical stab: Here with the installed servo, a Hitec HS-85MG, the 2 mm hole in the bellcrank, through
which before ran one of the joiner rods, was opened up to accept a 3mm brass tube, which
was fixed permanently to the bellcrankm as well as the actauting rod
This is the actuating rod, made of spare parts.
