Hey Serge Yep, got me there. As I have said before WEC is the only KR that I have ever flown in. We did three rolls that day, the third one being the best (If I had closed my eyes, I wouldn't have felt the roll!) Rob did tell me that he has looped it as well, how many times I don't know. Another interesting story he told me was one day while flying alone he rolled it 15 or 19 times in one continuous roll untill he lost all orientation and had to stop. I took delivery of a beautiful set of 5" "Grove" wheels and brakes with 11.400x5 tires as well as two weld-on axles. Now I can really get my retract system going. Only problem is my pro welder (Rob) is off to New Zealand next week Wednesday for up to three months! Cheers Dene Collett KR2S-RT builder Port Elizabeth South Africa mailto: dene.coll...@telkomsa.net P.S: checkout www.whisperaircraft.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Serge F. Vidal" <serge.vi...@ate-international.com> To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:27 PM Subject: RE: KR> Aerobatics in the KR? > Hi, Dene! Was it my plane (ZS-WEC), by any chance? > > Cheers, > > Serge Vidal > KR2 ZS-WEC > - Taildragger, VW powered (2.4 liter, dual electronic ignition) > - Total aircraft time: 390h > - Aircraft hangared at: Orleans, France > - Pilot moaning in: Tunis, Tunisia > E-mail: serge.vi...@ate-international.com > <mailto:serge.vi...@ate-international.com> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Dene Collett (SA) > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 21:41 > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Aerobatics in the KR? > > > Hi Guys > I have done rolls in a KR2 and I know the same plane did loops as well > without any problems. It was powered by a type4 VW 2.0L. > Dene Collett > KR2S-RT builder > Port Elizabeth > South Africa > mailto: dene.coll...@telkomsa.net > P.S: checkout www.whisperaircraft.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Duncan" <k...@chalksoft.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 12:09 PM > Subject: KR> Aerobatics in the KR? > > > > Hi, > > I've searched the archives of this list, and have not really found much, > so > > here goes with my question: > > > > Can one perform 'recreational' aerobatics in a Corvair-powered KR2? > > > > Before you dash off a reply pointing out that I should look elsewhere for > a > > more suitable aircraft, let me hasten to add that I'm not asking if it can > > handle competition type aerobatics, I know it can't. I'm asking because > > I'm about to do a 15-hr aerobatics course, and I would really like to > spend > > some of those long summer afternoons practising a few loops and rolls. I > > know the Sonex, for instance, (whose airframe is rated to roughly the same > > G-forces, and which uses the VW conversion) is certainly rated for mild > > aerobatics. So, what about the KR? > > > > Duncan > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
