Hello Gang, I will tell you why one would want to spin the KR, because it's fun. Very seldom did I fly without doing a spin of two, it's fun. All this scary fear mongering has to stop there is absolutely nothing wrong with a properly built KR and a fun airplane to fly. My KR has been rolled and spun many, many times. My CG was always forward because I cut off the aft 4" in the balance envelope have 1.5" extension on the motor mount. Flat spins are just a no brainer because it don't happen except for ab nitio scary types. I can say this being a high time commercial pilot and some of the readings I have seen on the net are just unbelievable, there is nothing wrong with the KR's just the nut at the control column. My KR is stock plans built and no increases in size of rudder or elavator and there never been a problem in any maneuver, just in the minds of the inexperienced. I built every part of the KR except for the the canopy, gear legs and the spinner. It still flies like an angel and every weekend fly 80 miles over the Pacific. There is no magic to flying we just have added another dimension (vertical) and of course you can't pull over to the side of the road if the engine quits. Give yourselves a break and build, build and fly. Happy Flying and Take Care!
Colleen wrote: > Netters, > Flat spins DO NOT occur due to particular inputs from the pilot but rather as > a response from the aircraft AFTER being stalled with too far aft CG. A spin > is a non aerodynamic maneuver where the aircraft is NOT flying, and is the > result of an aggravated stall. The rotation of the aircraft is determined by > how the aircraft is uncoordinated, AND where the CG is, since the CG is where > all three axis of motion ALWAYS meet. Since the KR2 has such as short > coupled empennage, resulting in an even shorter arm with an aft CG, > intentional spins should only be attempted by those with a great deal of > experience in this type of configuration, and like all phases of the test > program conducted with care. Personally I don't understand why anyone would > want to spin a KR since that is not what it was designed for and spins are > not anywhere close to maneuvers in the "normal" flight regime. Spinning a KR > is akin to spin testing an MD80, or 757. Why? > Colin Rainey KR2(td) > crain...@cfl.rr.com > Sanford, Florida > FLY SAFE!!!!_______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > -- Adrian VE6AFY cart...@cuug.ab.ca
