I thought the Red line was 200MPH, sounds like some one exceeded the air frames limit and all hell broke loose!
Leigh Plymale flyboy...@adelphia.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <srmak...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:21 AM Subject: KR>KR kNOCKOFFS > Hi guys, Steve here. Let me put my 2 cents worth about a mass produced KR. > Years ago there was an all fiberglass version of a Kr called the GB 2 ( I > believe). Only one existed and It came apart in a high speed pass at the first Kr > fly in at Santa Rosa Ca. I was there. Brad Hummel and his girl friend were > making a 230 mph pass into a gusting Santa Ana wind. Post crash showed aileron > flutter and then canopy failure and the main spar broke on the right side at the > fuselage point due to lack of stiffness in this area. The airplane was built in > 30 days from start to finish. So, be very careful with any major mods to the > plans and pie in the sky dream figures. This is all available for your reading > in one of the early news letters buy Ernest Koppe. > Regards, Steve > PS. As we were standing there watching, this whole event took place in about > 3 seconds. > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
