At 06:09 PM 7/17/2006, you wrote: >Hi > >Before anyone considers an open cockpit please read the accidents report >that Mark collated at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/KRaccidents.doc (just >search the document for "canopy"). >The are 4 accident from canopies coming open in flight, 3 are Fatal. It >appears that aerodynamics to the tail feathers may be interrupted. With the >right windshield it may be OK, but not for me :-)
There is no comparison between a cockpit coming open in flight versus an open cockpit KR. When a side-hinged cockpit comes open, the airflow is significantly altered, not to mention the pilot's reaction to stop flying the plane and try and close the cockpit. There have been at least two open cockpit KRs. Don Reid - donreid "at" peoplepc.com Bumpass, Va Visit my web sites at: AeroFoil, a 2-D Airfoil Design And Analysis Computer Program: http://aerofoilengineering.com KR2XL construction: http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/KR2XL.htm EAA Chapter 231: http://eaa231.org Ultralights: http://usua250.org VA EAA Regional Fly-in: http://vaeaa.org
