I've thought about a BRS, but I haven't started building yet, so take it for what it is worth.
The 2 places I have thought of installing are in front of the instrument panel (assuming you are not using a header tank) or right behind the seats. Wherever you mount it you must make sure there is a place in the top of the plane where it can fire the parachute out. It also needs to be near the center of gravity for 2 reasons. One, the BRS units are pretty heavy (32 to 39 lbs) and will throw off weight and balance pretty easy. Second, there are straps that need to go around the structure of the plane which need to keep it pretty close to upright. Whatever position the plane is in when it is held up by the straps is the position you will land (crash?) in. I haven't done any math on it, but the TLAR method tells me I'd want the straps going from in front of the front spars, crossing under the plane and going aft of the aft spar. Having said all that, you need to look at the models to see what (if any) would work for you. The maximum deployment speed is pretty low for the 1200 and 1500 units. The 1350 unit looks better, but I hate it when the price isn't listed, it usually means I can't afford it ;). See http://brsparachutes.com/PI_prices.mgi for models and prices Scott Raleigh, NC joe wrote: >Came across a KR2 BRS for sale. Can anyone tell me >anything about a KR2 with a BRS. Did anyone ever use one? Does anyone have one >mounted? Where would u mount one and what effect does it have on flight >charasterics?_______________________________________ >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > >
