Hello, I'm the new guy and about to start building a stretched KR2S, either narrowed to one fat seat or widened to two skinny ones. Well, actually more like a normal seat and a folding jumpseat, but that's a minor detail.
Now the question. How strong is the structure of the KR2S as built according to plans? 200 horsepower worth? 250? I'm only planning on putting a Corvair engine in there, but if someone wanted to do something nuts and stuff in an IO-360 and go to Reno, could it handle it? My plan is to fill the fuselage sides and bottom with foam between the stringers and verticals and glass everything inside and out, vacuum bag the wing skins, etc. for reasons other than strength like cabin noise/heat and ease of assembling the wing. If it'll go 220 MPH I'll be perfectly happy. That should be enough to make a few laps at Reno. Last qualifier last year was a Vari-EZ that went 217 MPH. I don't care if I win, I just want to fly a few laps :) -- Steve mystic...@swbell.net He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
