I have had the opportunity to fly a # of different KRs for a total of about 600 hrs. Your stall speeds are a lot higher than you have on paper. Why build a 160 mph plane down to 130 mph? ----- Original Message ----- From: "gleone" <gle...@rtconnect.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 5:20 PM Subject: RE: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA?
> I'm building the KR-1B/-1 (both sets of wings) with fixed gear. Specs > (per > plans) are: > Empty weight 484# > Gross wt 800# > Vne 144 mph > Max Cruise 130 mph > Maneuvering speed 120 > Max Spoiler Flap extension speed 100 mph > Stall Spoiler Flap Extended 45 mph > Stall Spoiler Flap Retracted 38 mph > > Not having the LSA figures at hand, I THINK the KR-1B would qualify. But > that's my un-researched opinion. > > Things like extending the landing gear speeds are NA as, like I said > above, > I'm building it as a fixed gear bird. Hope this helps. > > Gene Leone, Worland, Wyoming > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Doug Rupert > Date: 01/07/05 15:13:25 > To: 'KRnet' > Subject: RE: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > > My guess would be that it would depend on the FAA inspector but I can't > see > how any KR could qualify in the stall speed category. Personally I think > that building a KR to fit LSA requirements would be a daunting task at > best. > Probably easier to just get a medical and fly under the old rules or look > into a different aircraft. > Doug Rupert > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005 > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
