LSA Top is 120 knots = @138 mph. Trade a little top speed for climb with a prop adjustment, which is just what Sonex folks are doing and it fits the LSA guidelines.
That fits my lifestyle and I don't have to build another aircraft to fly without the medical. End of story. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Smith " <cruiseair74...@charter.net> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: Fw: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Smith " <cruiseair74...@charter.net> > To: <krnet-requ...@mylist.net> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:36 PM > Subject: Fw: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > > > > If I read it right,The top speed can't exceed 130 mph My last KR2 cruised > > at 140 mph with a 2180 and after engine change to a O-200 it went a hole > > lot faster. I now have Bud Wilson's KR2 with a Subaru and am planning on > > cleaning it up. I have removed the Subaru and I am looking for an O-200. > > Anybody interested in a Subaru firewall forward I have one. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> > > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:40 PM > > Subject: RE: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > > > > > >> Can't comment on the rest, but I can say that my stock KR-2 would stall > >> under 50 MPH. It wouldn't do that at gross, but if you built a light KR, > >> kept the gross weight low, and added a few feet to the wing, or better > >> yet, > >> a few feet to the stubs, you could easily have a stall speed under 50. > >> > >> 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 > >> Rick Human > >> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:20 PM > >> To: KRnet > >> Subject: Re: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > >> > >> > >> I don't think I missed any points - I was answering the question as to > >> why > >> anyone would want to go from 160 to 140. > >> > >> I've been following the KR for better than 20 yrs - construction of mine > >> (now in flight test) for 18 - I'm convinced that if you go back and > >> search > >> the archives as well as the old KR newsletter you will find that the > >> average > >> with anything under 100hp is a 140 mph airplane. The only question is the > >> "clean" stall speed and there is documentation out ther that a < 50 mph > >> stall is also achievable (espically with the 3 ft wing extension as on > >> the > >> Diehl wing skins). > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Randy Smith " <cruiseair74...@charter.net> > >> To: <kr...@mylist.net> > >> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 10:05 PM > >> Subject: Fw: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > >> > >> > >>> You missed the point. There are a lot of planes that fit into the LSA > >>> category. His is a sail plane,It fits. I could be wrong but I think you > >> are > >>> going to have a hard time convincing the (friendly) FAA that a KR will > >>> fit.There are to many already out there and they have a reputation for > >>> speed. > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Rick Human" <rahu...@ev1.net> > >>> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >>> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 10:32 AM > >>> Subject: Re: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > >>> > >>> > >>> > If you ever had to put out >$4k in medical tests to satisfy the FAA > >>> > you > >>> > would know why. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- > >>> > From: "Randy Smith " <cruiseair74...@charter.net> > >>> > To: "gleone" <gle...@rtconnect.net>; "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >>> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 8:38 PM > >>> > Subject: Re: KR> Is a KR1 a LSA? > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >>Why > >>> >> build a 160 mph plane down to 130 mph? > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________ > >>> > 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
