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Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Dan Heath Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:57 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> N64KR - Black Bird Has now officially become an AIR plane. The flight took place around 9:30 this morning and went exactly as planned with the exception of the awful landing. ( not planned for, just expected ). Irregardless of the bad landing, everything that went up, came back down and all in the same place. Even the gear leg fairings were not damaged. I went all the way back to the beginning of the displaced threshold and by the time I reached the runway, the tail was up and shortly after that, I felt her getting a little light on her feet. That was at about 60 MPH, so I gave a little back pressure and up she went. A little rocking of the wings to check for control and I climbed out at 95 MPH and 3200 RPM. The RPM is a guess cause I never looked at it. At altitude, which was about 1200 feet because of some scattered low lying clouds, I flew around for about 10 minutes at 2500 RPM. The OP was 30, the CHT was 330, and the EGT was running at 1100. I did a straight run at 100 MPH and the chase RV with formation flyer, James Clark at the stick, verified my speed at 100 MPH. I then started some slow flight, getting it down to 70 and stable, then to 65. At that point, I was almost on base, so decided to take her in. The speed control was great, but James had to remind me that I was off center. I then got back on the center line, a real problem for me, and let her sink right on in. I made the turn off at the center of the runway. Post flight check, showed only two minor things, both having to do with the new oil filter that I added on the previous engine re-build. One of the connections was seeping a little at the filter, and my cabin heat hose had smashed one of the oil lines right on to the exhaust pipe. There was a little melted something on the pipe, is why I was able to find it. These are steel braided hoses, so I do believe it is OK, but will make a new one the next time I take the cowl off. I have removed the cabin heat muff and hose and will put a temporary block on the air inlet in front. I am going to make or buy some NACA duct inlets for both my cabin air supplies. One other item. This plane is nose heavy. I did not have enough trim to trim it out, only help ease the back pressure. So, I will see how it goes with dummy passenger weight, and if the problem still exists, I may move the engine back in just a little. Also, from this first test flight, I don t expect this to be a particularly fast KR, until I put on my new Corvair engine. Pics and video will be on the site, as soon as they are mailed to me. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC _______________________________________ 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
