I had my KR with a 2180 VW and RAF48 airfoil on standard built up wings to 12,000' and it was still climbing at something like 300 FPM. I never tried any higher.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: KR> Service ceiling From: Larry&Sallie Flesner <flesner at frontier.com> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Mon, March 24, 2014 3:56 pm To: KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> At 05:04 PM 3/24/2014, you wrote: >Amen to that! Trying to fly a squirrelly plane is why I didn't take >note of the 100 fpm point. At that kind of altitude, the max >attainable indicated airspeed and the stall speed get awfully close >together, so it's a fine line between stalling and climbing any higher... >Mark Langford +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You and Joe both fly the new airfoil. I wonder if the RAF 48 handles the same way. Jeff Scott, what airfoil do you have and how does it handle at that altitude? Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
