Ron Smith wrote: > > The inside dimentions of a C-172 cabin width is 39 inches. My inside > dimention for cabin with is 42.25. I widened my cabin by 6 > inches. I'm buliding a KR2S, much the way you described. Use the Kr > archives to find out the details on my plane. I reccomend you > read Mark Lanfords entire site, especially his "opinions" section.
It's not so much the size as the gross weight. I'm 6'4"/265#, so with 20 gallons in the wings I'm down to 75# left for baggage (breathing and otherwise). I've probably read Mark's site twice now. Lots of good stuff there. > The difference in building a KR1 and a KR2s in the overall scheme of > things is minimal in cost. I think you have a much more desirable > plane with the KR2s. My humble opinion. I'm not concerned with cost. This isn't a cheap hobby ;) > Gary Morgan stated that he has taken passengers of up to 295 lbs in his > widened and stretched KR2s. see the link. Wow, not sure if that's even possible around here (Houston) in the summer! > Good luck and get buillding, you won't regret it. I just have to make a few big decisions before I start, then I'm going to spend every second possible gluing, sanding, glassing, and anything else. Just have to make sure no one tells my wife it's not just a really big model ;) -- Steve N205FT mystic...@swbell.net He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
