Buy a copy of "Speed With Economy" by Kent Paser. You would be amazed at the little things that will give you a lot of extra speed that are a lot more important than horsepower. Kent did little mods to a Mustang II and he meticulously documented every mod and the effects.
And yes, pants will usually add about 12 MPH. 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 wilder_jeff Wilder Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:42 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> KR speed Can someone explain to me why it is that there is such a gap in the top end speed of KR's... ( HP aside ) There is a guy here in Longmont Co that has a KR... says he can do over 200 in it... ( not for me ).. but he can, running an O200. He says his plane is about 500lbs built to the plans with a VW conversion.. the reported speed is 180.. but yet other report a top end of only 120-140. Mark .. have you/ had you opened it up to see what she could do? I wouldnt think that wheel pants and wing gaps could add 12 mph.. man.. I think I'll order a dozen... get an extra 144 mph out of her... :)just need find a place to glass them to So is the top end speed more of a function of weight/HP apposed to just HP everything else being equal? -Jeff by the way.. pulled a good piece off my mold tonight. I'll still have to sand the snot out of it... and fill it with something. 2 layers of mat 1 layer of 3.2 oz cloth... and about 3/4 of a gallon of impact resin. I would guess it weighs about 10 lbs or so.. This piece is strong enough to be free standing. I have reinforced it with some honeycomb looking material, it looks like a sponge before you lay it up.. man does suck up the resin.. but MAN is it stiff. I cut 2 in strips ... and placed them ontop of the mold after I had pulled the piece off.. layed them up.. and placed the piece back on mold to cure. Part Doux... this round goes on the plane :D _______________________________________ 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
