I disagree that the KR should handle spins beautifully. According to Dan Raymer's design book if you draw a line up and back at 60 degrees from vertical from the leading edge of the stabilizer and 30 degrees from the trailing edge of the elevator that is the area that is blanked in a spin and in turbulant air. At least a third of the rudder should not be in that area for good spin recovery. It has been a little while since I did the calculations on the KR, but it has more than a third in that area. That combined with the relatively small and short coupled rudder makes it a plane that is not recommended to be spun.
A 2S should come out better since you have more rudder effect since the tail is longer. My new KR will also have a rudder where the bottom will extend aft a little further to give me more area under the elevator blanked area. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of larry severson Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:45 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Spins? >How does the KR handle spins? While most of the KR drivers do not spin them, the design should handle spins beautifully. I have not gotten my plane in the air; however, I have heard of flyers who have wrung them out. 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
