Ken Rands KR2 200 mph metal c/s prop turbo 2100 tight cowl spring bar seals 15k alt
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:12 AM, colin hales via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > 200 mph cruise Kr2? > Not a chance. > May be in a dive or flat out for 5 mins running nitros and burning insane > amounts of fuel. > A major reality check is required. > My 75 hp 2.2 Jabiru Powered KR2 does 148 mph flat out burning shed loads > of fuel. 7 Gallons an hour. I did fly in a competition 16.4 hours in one > day in my Kr2, and covered 1,680 NM, I needed the rest of the week off > after that. It nearly killed me. As for Jabiru's, I wouldn't be flying > around the world behind one if I thought there was a better option. Its > delicate, but if you look after it.. > Agreed, all this talk of 200 mph Kr2's is a waist of time. You'll be lucky > to finish and fly the Kr anyway, far more fail than ever get finished. > Just build what you have as well, as quickly and as easily as you can. > Unless you have years to waist and thousands of dollars to throw at new > wings, then be my guest. But just crack on with what you have got and it > will be what it will be and fly as fast as it does. I expect you will not > be disappointed. Unless you really are hoping for a 200mph cruise. 140 mph > cruise in a KR1 would be good with about 75hp > A 2.2 Jabiru in a KR1? Yes I'd go along with that. 60lb lighter than a VW > of any sorts and more powerful. Upto 100lb lighter than any other option > Turbo charging engines or talk of screaming about in Cassutts at 200 mph, > yep, but that's flat out turning 3,600 rpm and they don't last 5 minutes. > I may sound negative, but I'm trying to be as positive as I can be. You > have far bigger concerns over just the logistics of finishing the plane and > flying in it than wondering if you can make it cruise at 200 mph. > All the best and good luck with the build. > Colin Hales. > I'm presently at Wurtsboro, 60 miles North of New York, heading North East > to the very top, before heading West rapidly in about 10 days. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
