Using some common performance #'s for the KR2 this is what i came up with.
With an 1835 VW you can expect 110mph burning 3.5GPH which equals to
31MPG
With a O-164 corvair (100hp) you could expect about 170mph burning 5.6
giving 30MPG.
Is it worth 150FPM? What if you run into some unexpected downdrafts and
cant get out because you dont have the power to? Even flying a C-150 which
gives me solo 750FPM, has a heck of a time climbing to 9000', get a
downdraft and it quits climbing (ask me how I know).
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Spurr" <phil.sp...@btopenworld.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: KR> Basic info for KR-2 please
> Hi John
> I have a well built ie light, trigear KR2, and with 2 adults and a small
> fuel load reach our UK limit of 900 lbs mauw. Take off is l-o-n-g, and
> that's from a hard surface. Climb performance is poor, 150 ft/min, and
> landings are ok but you aware that your 'heavy'. And this is with an 1835
> cc VW taken out to 1915 cc. I'm basing this on average temperature days (
> Scotland in summer = Maine in fall ? ) at sea level. I'm not saying it's
> not possible, but with a 1600 cc I'm not too sure...
> Regards
> Phil
>
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