Looks to me like he's trying to generate interest in his plane by bashing others. ?Not a particularly good sales technique. ?Most Amateur built aircraft designs have similar stability issues that do contribute to crashes. ?That includes the Soneri, KRs, Zeniths, early GlasAirs, Lancairs, and the list goes on and on. ?I would guess that given an oportunity to fly his plane, one could pick apart it's handing characteristics as well. ?Everything on an aircraft is a compromise, so in order to have it do one thing well, something else usually suffers. ?As a builder, you balance the things that are important to you and pick your design based on that criteria. ?(mission, cruise speed, landing speed, climb, responsiveness, handling characteristics, cost to build, cost to operate, building complexity, engine choice, useful load, gross weight, storage options, operating range)
For the most part, he is attempting to draw a conclusion by comparing apples to brocolli, aspragus and fruitcake. ?It's meaningless drivel that he put up to draw attention to himself. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Lange > Sent: 02/13/14 07:47 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> The KR2 or Sonerai 2 is a funeral waiting to happen > > Guys, > > I am not one to pick a fight on the internet, but we had a guy join > sonerai.net that was apprehensive about the design based on this comment: > "The KR2 or Sonerai 2 is a funeral waiting to happen" > > This comment comes from the co-designer of the Sea-Era airplane (a very cool > little bird btw) and was posted on the HBA forum: > http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/aircraft-design-aerodynamics-new-technology/16362-zenith-kr2s-sonerai-safety-record-comparison-4.html#post206203 > > The above link is to the last page of the thread and shows both my comments > to him and his original asinine statement. Anyone else a member over there > and would like to defend our little airplanes? > > Jeff Lange > Race 64 - Skye Racer > Blog: http://schmleff.blogspot.com > Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/schmleff
