Thanks Brian! How is my boat doing? I checked your website and didn't see anything on it? Unfortunately that KR-2S model had a spectacular finale. I was out at a model fly-in wringing it out and I called out real loud "Hey Yol, watch this 10G turn!" Well the wing popped in half when I think I pulled an 11G turn. Everyone was glad I called that out beforehand so they didn't miss the action... I have the parts, it may rise again. It was a way cool model that would float on and on at landing yet still do 100mph. If I reflexed the ailerons up 15deg at landing it would come down very predictably and three-point right in front of me, a dramatic change from trying to wheel land it on an uneven runway.
Do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:34 PM Subject: RE: KR> Need dual in a KR near Dallas > Welcome Tom. Just break down and start another KR!. > > Everyone needs to look at Tom's site and click at the link on the bottom > to > his 1/4 scale radio controlled KR. I saw some pictures and got the flight > reports when I picked up the 2S and it looked and sounded like the > slickest > R/C plane you would ever want to see. The R/C lawnmower was pretty cool > also. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt....@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt....@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Tom > Andersen > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:11 AM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> Need dual in a KR near Dallas > > > Hi folks, > Is there anyone near Dallas, TX that could give me some dual time in their > KR-2? I bought an airplane very similar to a KR-1 that is single seat, > lightweight and aerodynamically slick, and I could use a little time in > something lightweight, responsive, and slick like a KR-2. The plane I > bought is a modified Star-lite, the single-seat predecessor to the Pulsar. > This Star-lite has had the ailerons reduced in length so they are 4' long > instead of full-span ailerons, and it is a tri-gear. VNE is 150mph, > cruise > 100mph, stall 42mph, empty weight is only 262lbs empty with Rotax 447 40hp > for power. I'm a private pilot with 280hrs in GA planes like the Grumman > Cheetah I owned last year, but I don't know the lightweight touch and > speed > management required for a KR or Starlite. I started building a KR-2S a > few > years back but had to sell the project (to Brian Kraut) and move on so I'm > a > bit familiar with the KR. I did get a little time in Tom Crawford's KR-2 > a > few years back and it was great. Here's a link to some pics from that > ride. > http://home.triad.rr.com/wingspan/TomCKR/crawford.htm > If anyone has any helpful tips on transitioning to this Starlite plane, > I'd > love to hear it. There is an obvious difference in the mass of the > Starlite > in comparison to just about every other plane out there. How will that > interact with the Rotax's 50x38 prop and aerodynamically smooth shape? > -Tom Andersen > Dallas, TX > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
