I still need a much larger education on the >practical use of those square feet in the calculations of wing loading. >Joe Horton ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The only real use we have for square feet / wing loading as KR builders and fliers is to get some GENERAL idea of how the KR is going to ride in rough air and some GENERAL idea of landing and takeoff speeds. This is true, of course, only if you are not doing some design / redesign of the structure. Compute the pounds per square foot of your bird and compare it to other aircraft like Cessna, Piper, ultralights, etc. My KR, with me and full fuel, comes in at approx 14 pounds per square foot. A bit heavy for a KR but I get a decent ride in choppy air, especially if I keep the speed down in the 140 mph range or below. Compare that to an ultralight in maybe the 7 or 8 lbs/sq. foot range or a business jet / airliner in the 30+ lbs/sq. foot range. But hey, you're already committed to the bird you've built and pretty much stuck with what you've got. Don't worry about it and get flying !!!!!! Are you going to make Mt.Vernon in September ???????????? Larry Flesner
