Congradualtions Larry!!!!! Sounds like your having the ultimate fun that we all cant wait for =)
Im sure this has been asked before but what is the cockpit width with your KR2?? Im not 100% because I dont have my plans in front of me but the KR2S cockpit is slightly bigger than the 2 and your's is a modified 2 correct. The KR2 is 34" (I think) while the S is 36". A KR2 firewall template and KR2S template are different so their must be a difference. Justin KR2S ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 7:36 AM Subject: KR> flight report > I sincerely hope you are serious about the leather cap and white scarf, > that is SOOOOOOOOOO cool!!!! > >Richard Alps > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > I'm afraid that's just the "Walter Mitty" in me coming out. In reality I > do wear just a baseball cap to the airport. > > Speaking of which, I played hooky from work yesterday and got in > 4 hours of flight time on the KR. I did some climb test and flew with > additional weight for the first time. All test went well. > > I'll try to remember to post the climb speeds when I get them charted > but it seems the best rate will be somewhere in the 80 to 90 range. > On one test I recall getting 1000 fpm (500feet, 30 seconds). > > On the weight I used 50 pound bags of rock salt from the laundry. > I started with one bag, made a flight, added a bag, another flight, etc > until I had flown with three bags with a gross weight of 1200lbs +/-25lbs. > Keep in mind my KR is a 24" stretch. The handling did not seem to > change much from no weight to 150 lbs in the passenger seat. I could > tell it was changing but the change was less than I expected. It > never seemed to feel "skiddish" at any point and I felt comfortable > with the control I had. As I added weight I made sure I could lift the > tail on takeoff well before I broke ground. I was ASSUMING that > would at least give me enough control to return for landing. > > I started with the trim set at neutral each time and was watching for > the KR to reach the neutral trim point. On the 150 lb flight I still > required slight nose up trim. The landing on that flight required the > trim tab to be set for a very slight nose down trim (tab approx 3 to 5 > degrees up) at 80 mph. I stopped at the 150 lb point and intend to > do another W&B with actual passenger to determine EXACTLY where > I'm at in the C.G. range. I did find that with 100 lbs my neutral trim > glide speed (controls free, power at idle) is 70 smph indicated. > > Rigging: I mentioned in earlier post that my KR requires considerable > nose up trim at cruise. I was showing my flying buddy in the Acro > Sport what I had and scared the *&^%$ out of myself. I set the trim > for neutral and took off and caught up to him. I held cruise power and > as I passed him I released my grip on the stick and moved my hand > quickly forward to catch the stick. The nose "tucked" so quickly that > it put me against the straps and the "junk" setting on the passenger > seat lifted 6 inches before the stick hit my hand. I don't think I'll be > doing that again anytime soon! > > After a B.S. session at a local airport the concensus is that the KR > has (A) too much wing incidence and/or (B) not enough negative > incidence on the horizontal stabilizer or (C) both. At least that was > the conclusion about my KR. The addition of wheel pants will > probably change that by some factor on my KR. The additional > trim drag is probably costing me a few mph but hey, I'm still grinning. > > Ten T.O's and landings in one day and 47 hours total. I've probably > flown my KR more in four months than some KR's fly in a lifetime! > I need to make some log entries and hit my first airshow this > weekend. YEE HAA............ > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
