Kens ORIGINAL KR=1 was powered by a 36hp VW, Virg On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:47:31 -0700 larry severson <lar...@socal.rr.com> writes: > > >So how did Ken build a 480 pound KR2? > > Minimal day VFR. Get rid of all those extra instruments! > > > Was he using the same > >scales that measured the 180mph cruise, the 350 feet T.O. and > >900 feet landing distance ? > > He was short and small. Light airplane & pilot, low fuel load, and a > turbo > VW engine = performance. > > To match his numbers: > 1. pilot weight 130# > 2. A/s, alt, v/s, compass, & minimal engine instr only > 3. no Dragonfly canopy or gull wing doors > 4. extra equipment - NADA! > 5. thick foam or extra f/g - no way. > > He built a MG TD (in auto talk) type airplane. Most of the KR2s I > have seen > try to be corvettes. > > > Larry Severson > Fountain Valley, CA 92708 > (714) 968-9852 > lar...@socal.rr.com > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL www.lubedealer.com/salisbury Miami ,Fl
