$$$$$$$$$Jabiru$$$$$$, Virg On Wed, 10 May 2006 16:57:24 +0100 (BST) JAMES DUFF <jamieduff1...@btinternet.com> writes: > I'm surprised that no US builders consider the Jabiru 2200 > engine.... > > Colin Hales in the UK built G-BSTL with a Type 1 VW, canned it in > favour of a Type 4, junked that too and eventually settled on the > Jabiru 2200 which weighs 60kg (132lbs) all in with starter etc. It's > putting out 85hp and his aircraft weighed 530lbs empty using a 14 > gallon (That's Imperial gallons, not US gallons) header tank and dry > wings. > > He flew G-BSTL from the UK to Australia with his girlfriend a few > years back. > > My KR2 is getting the Jabiru too, and is on target for a very > similar empty weight. (We're only allowed 900lbs MTOW in the UK for > a KR2) > > Robin Wills <krvia...@bigpond.com.au> wrote: > G'day Dave. > > You are as tall as me, but about 100Lbs heavier. I manage to fit in > a > bog-stock KR2 but I fly(flew - before the gear retracted on landing) > in > socks, no shoes. > > Just going by your figures, you would be very close to a 1200Lb > Gross > Weight, assuming a 600Lb Empty weight, which is difficult, although > not > impossible to achieve. > > There is an article by Neil Bingham about the KR2 and weight > issues, > which basically states that the heavier the KR, the worse it flies. > And > the more aft your CG, the touchier it is. His recommendation, along > with > RR and countless others is to keep the plane as light as safely > possible, and enjoy what you have, ie a day VFR sport aircraft. If > you > try to turn it into a long-range tourer you may well be > disappointed > with its performance, both climb, cruise and stall. > > If you were to fit your baggage locker in the forward deck, you > need > wing tanks, which need pumps which add weight. Then you have your > Corvair engine, at 200Lbs, battery at 20, see how it adds up and > eats > into your operating weight? > > I can't help you with speed reduction vs width, although there are > many > on here who can, but in all honesty, for the type of flying you > want, > the KR2 would be marginal at best. > > My KR2 is nearly 23 years old, I didn't build it, but am re-building > it > after drastic surgical procedures instigated after the gear > collapse, > and have removed many small items to get the weight down. Wing > tanks > went, T+B and VSI went, fuel gauge is going (replaced with sight > glass), > starter and alternator are going, to be replaced with a small > battery > powered by a solar cell. Diehl gear in place of the original > retracts, > to save me 15 lbs. > She weighed in at 630Lbs before the makeover and flew "well" and I > am > hoping to have her weigh in at around 580lbs and fly "great" when > she is > next airborne. > > My personal opinion is if you want a fantastic little VFR plane > that > will blow the doors off a 150, you would be happy with the KR, but, > you > need to decide what it is you will use it for, how often you will > use it > for that, and what performance compromises you are prepared to > accept to > achieve that mission. > > Cheers, > Rob > > Robin Wills > Second Person, Pacific National > KR-2 19-4594, Ser# N111 > > krvia...@bigpond.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > >
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