>Hi, >Does anyone know if a KR2 or a KR2S could be built within the CAAs >microlight definition...
I don't think so because of the stalling speed criteria. If the designers quote the stalling speed at say 52 mph ( regardless of actual figures for individual aircraft / loadings etc.) I think that the CAA would use this figure, and unfortunately it's quite a way off your target. I have perhaps one of the lightest tri-gear KR2 's built in the UK ( for which I can take no praise as I bought the plane built and proven ), and it is officially registered as a Rand KR2 (modified) , the 'modified' basically referring to the way that an extra glazed area behind the cockpit has been incorporated into the turtle deck. This for me adds to it's appearance, but also reduces weight a little also. Like most KR2 a/c on the UK PFA/CAA register, we are under the 990 lb MTOW figure you would need, although I'd rather be above it anyway to make it a true 2 seater with more fuel ! Email me offline and I can send you a jpg / gif photo of G-BTGD ( or see it on the CAA site under the G-INFO search http://www.caa.co.uk/srg/aircraft_register/ginfo/ ) to get an idea of what it looks like. Are you ruling out building and flying it under PFA rules in the UK ? Perhaps a guy to contact would be Colin Hayles, who flew his KR2 from the UK to Australia, and is currently co-ordinating modifications and drawings for UK KR2 aircraft in the UK. Phil Spurr phil.sp...@btopenworld.com
