Harold. wrote
Harold,
I believe in my humble opinion that the KR series aircraft were never
intended to be for entry level people to learn to fly, or with very low no
hours, especially as a taildragger. I am not trying to be insulting to
anyone, but I have seen this many times when others are considering an
aircraft purchase. They desire more plane than their abilities can operate.
So they complain when a responsive aircraft is hard for them to transition
into. They expect a spam can airplane is truly representative of
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I think you have hit the nail on the head. I have spoken to many owers of
KR's and they love it just the was it is. I hope to have my KR finished one
day.
The only thing I do not understand in your email is the CofG moving forward
as fuel burns off ????
AS fuel burns from a header tank, I would as thought at the CofG would move
aft !! ???????
Comments Please !!!
Phillip Matheson
mathe...@dodo.com.ao
Australia
VH PKR
See our engines and kits at.
http://www.vw-engines.com/
http://www.homebuilt-aviation.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin" <crain...@cfl.rr.com>
To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 12:34 PM
Subject: KR>Control
Harold,
I believe in my humble opinion that the KR series aircraft were never
intended to be for entry level people to learn to fly, or with very low no
hours, especially as a taildragger. I am not trying to be insulting to
anyone, but I have seen this many times when others are considering an
aircraft purchase. They desire more plane than their abilities can operate.
So they complain when a responsive aircraft is hard for them to transition
into. They expect a spam can airplane is truly representative of all
aircraft. To get similar speeds to the KR you have to own a Mooney, or a
Bonanza at 4 or 5 times the KR investment. To get their speed and stability,
they make them heavy, lots of dihedral, very forward CG, and great big
thirsty engines. Anyone can learn to fly one of these, as they can a KR. I
believe that your efforts of adding to the horizontal stab area will only
increase your parasitic drag, without a significant increase in overall
stability for the effort, and very significant drop in overall speed. Giving
more attention to moving the CG forward, and keeping it forward will not
only be cheaper, but will also do more to add overall stability with very
little penalty. If one could get their CG into the first 2 inches fully
loaded, and keep it there throughout fuel burn, you would more closely
emulate the certified aircraft designs. A close inspection of their CG
charts show that they are designed so that as fuel burns, the CG moves
forward, making the aircraft more stable as it gets lighter. Just some
thoughts...
GREAT JOB MARK JONES!!!!
Colin Rainey KR2(td)
crain...@cfl.rr.com
Sanford, Florida
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