Shameless plug, fly United, the hosties and coffee are a lot better than what you get in a KR. and Qantas.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Wills" <krvia...@bigpond.com.au> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 3:02 PM Subject: KR> RE: AUSSIE Gathering / Greatest distance >I figure if I have a Jab 2200 that uses 14 LPH and cruise at > 120KIAS/130-140TAS up high you could go from Hilo, Hawaii to the CONUS > without breaking the 1200Lb MTOW of my KR, though only just... > > According to MSFS 2004 the distance is 2010NM for 16 HOURS flying time > in nil wind. 235 Lts/182kg/400Lbs of fuel. > > In all honesty you would want at least 20 hours of fuel to be > safe...another 80lbs of fuel for around 500lbs fuel total... > > If you can have a KR that weighs in under 550Lbs Empty, it is possible > with an average pilot and fuel for 20 hours...Still, It's a bloody long > flight. > > Now to just get the weight of my KR down... remove the Revmaster in > place of a Jab, the retract's are gone, VFR instruments only, sling > seat, no electrical system no starter.... hhmm... enough there to keep > me busy. > > I think I will stick to flying around Australia for a while... > > 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 >
