Jochim: That is one I am aware of as well, older plans say a stall of 42 mph but the newer sets say 52 mph and the upper permissable is 51mph. Some claim stalls in the 45 to 50 range so it may be achievable and there is the possibility of leading edge slats or longer wings but that would be a bigger deal. I know that at one time Ken Rand had come up with what he called a KR1 Motor-Glider that had long wings.
I bought my original set of plans from him personally in 1976 and then turned them in for a set of updates in '81 or '82 before he was killed. I lived in Orange County, CA at the time not far from his office in Huntington Beach and even visited him at his house and looked at his original KR2. Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joachim Saupe wrote: > Don, > be aware of the stall speed limits in the Sport Pilot category (not the > right word, but you know what I mean). > I don't think the standard wing will work for this. > On second thought, if you need a bigger wing, you can build the fuel tanks > into it during construction! > Joachim > Ft. Worth, TX > > > [Original Message] > > From: D F Lively <riksh...@interl.net> > > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > > Date: 3/9/2006 11:35:24 PM > > Subject: Re: KR> Retro-fitting Wing Tanks > > > > Brian: > > > > My biggest concern was weakening the wing by cutting into it. I am also > toying > > withe the Idea of a "Bladder Tank because the tank would collapse as the > fuel > > _______________________________________ > 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
