Does this make the KR a powered glider?? Mike Turner ----- Original Message ----- From: larry flesner To: KR builders and pilots Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:53 PM Subject: KR>glide ratio
I have >had my bird to 14,500 feet and still had good response and climbing at 300 >fpm indicating 120 mph. It sure was cold up there. I put the engine to idle, set >the speed at 95 mph and glided back to fort Lauderdale exec which was 70 >miles away. >Steve ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Steve, That would be a 25.5 to 1 glide ratio ! Are you sure you idle wasn't set a bit fast !! :-) Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html