Funny that you can't keep the wings level in a stall with the rudder on a stretched KR. In my stock length KR I could level the wings with the rudder.
I always loved doing spins in a 152 and other planes that are certified for them, but I was fairly paranoid about them in the KR so I always kept the ailerons dead neutral in stalls and reacted right away with rudder if one wing dropped first. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of larry flesner Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:22 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Ailerons Shorter >ailerons, deeper chord, less drag, roughly the same roll moment as the >plans... >Mark Langford, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I don't have any answers on the aileron thing but I'll throw out some things to consider. My KR is basically plans built with the exception of the 24" stretch. My KR is not a rudder airplane. What I mean is I can't lift a wing using rudder at any speed. Willie Wilson from England says his nearly plans built KR handles the same way. When my stock wing stalls, with 3 degrees washout, I still have aileron control and ONLY aileron control to keep the wings level. I don't know how far out on the wing the stall developes before the nose drops. If I were to shorten my ailerons will I still have control through the stall or will the ailerons be in the stalled portion of the wing? What if I only have two degrees of washout? Like I said, I don't have the answers, just the questions. If I knew someone that weighed maybe 160 pounds, was brave as a Viking, and good with a camera, (read Mark L.) I might consider "tufting" my wings and checking it out. Larry Flesner - 60 hours since February and still grinning !! _______________________________________ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
