Here's a post from William Wynne (aka "The Corvair Authority") from CorvAircraft that KRnetters might find interesting... -------------------------------------------------
I just got off the phone with Bill Clapp from Valdosta, Ga. Bill built a KR2S, with of course a Corvair powerplant, in the past two years. He got the first flight in yesterday evening, and put a solid hour in the air this morning. He is overwhelmingly pleased with the combination. We first met Bill at Corvair College #3 at our old hangar. Many people noted that he was more helpful working on other people's things than focusing on his own engine. He's made several trips to our hangar, and most recently attended Corvair College #6 at our new facility. Our Web site features a picture of him taking at nap on the hangar floor at www.flycorvair.com/cc7.html. During these visits, Bill got his core motor from us, built some of his engine, and helped in the making of his motor mount. He has always been a very friendly guy and good company. His KR2S taildragger is interesting not just because it's the first S model to fly with a Corvair engine, but it also features the new airfoils on the wing and the tail, an Aerocarb and good attention to detail. The stunning thing about the plane is that Bill only spent $7,200 to build it, including the engine. Although I have not seen the finished paint job, I'm sure the plane is very good looking because Bill's day job is the restoration of classic VW automobiles. Ten years ago, Bill's family had a KR2 and logged a lot of hours in it. Bill said that the 2S airframe is notable because its a very stable airplane in comparison to their first one... ---------------------------------------- Congratulations Bill! Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
