> Well done! Your plane specs out to be much the same as mine will be,
except
> I will fit the Verner 79HP engine. Did you raise the thrust line above the
> top longeron to obtain ground clearance on the prop
> Regards,
> Peter Wastney
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aripo" <francomariane...@virgilio.it>
> To: "krnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:51 PM
> Subject: KR> I-KRFN airworthiness certificate
>
>
> Hi netters
> After 25 hours flyng test and 60 landings, finally I've obtained ( after
the
> inspection ) the italian airworthiness certificate as Experimental (
C.N.S.
> Certificato di Navigabilità Speciale).
> The story begun at oct, 1998 and now my KR2 I-KRFN is an airplane.
> In few words
> My KR is a standard RAF 48 design with theses modify
> Engine Rotax 912 ULS 80 hp
> Prop 1600 X 1600 mm. ( 63 X 63 ) inch.
> Pulsar canopy
> No flaps but belly board
> Dihel style wing tips
> Dihel landind gear taildragger
> Empty weight 283 kgs. ( 623 lbs.)
> MTOW 500 kgs. ( 1.100 lbs)
> Cruise @ max continuos RPM 100% 130 kts 2000 ft. QNH
> Cruise @ 75% 120 kts. 200 ft.QNH
> Flight impressions
> Stable solo flight pitch sensibility normal ( C.G. 22%) pitch sensitive
but
> not critical carryng a passenger with C.G. 27 %
> Stall 35 KTS straight no wing drop
> Climb 1200 ft/min.
> Landing final @ 50 kts three points , no front visibility.
> In my opinion if you land on a long runway , at least 3000 ft. you can
land
> slighty fast so you have better visibility but be very carefully and keep
> the tail up untill the speed decrease , if not you bounch many time before
a
> complete full stop.
> I prefere a three point landing even if there are not front visibility, so
I
> can land safe in my short runway ( 1800 ft.)
>
> Franco Negri
> Italy
> I-KRFN
> see my KR at www.negri.cjb.net
>
>
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