Just some thoughts for a tandem KR: Perhaps moving the battery from firewall to aft position, when not flying a passenger, would work. Also, maybe using an arrangement like the Buddy Great Lakes would help to solve the CG situation. Probably worth considering.
Norm Seel Brandon, FL norman.s...@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry severson" <lar...@socal.rr.com> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:44 PM Subject: Re: KR>Buying a Project? > > >Assuming I get around the 51%, I have a bigger question. > >The builder decided to make a radical modification to the > >original KR plans. He built a tandem seating arrangement. > >What will this do to weight & balance? His design was for a > >Subaru engine. Mine will be a Corvair. > > A tandem KR2 is going to have a real W/B problem, if there is a passenger. > The plane is too short coupled for that much weight aft, unless the engine > is moved significantly forward. In that case, you have other problems when > ever you get into a slip or yaw condition, plus you also will have to > ballast for the missing passenger. The seller must have discovered this too > late. > > There are other KR2s available that are partially completed that are good > buys. In fact, partially completed planes are usually less than the cost of > the materials being sold. > > > Larry Severson > Fountain Valley, CA 92708 > (714) 968-9852 > lar...@socal.rr.com > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
