I also agree with Mark from my exp. in Cessna 150's. The older ones, say '61 modles and B-4, were faster that the newer ones with the "Bubble Cabin" with the same 100 hp. Continental Engine.
Don -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Johnson" <f...@renotruss.com> To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:42 PM Subject: RE: KR> Fuselage weight question >I agree with Mark, look at the RV4 series and the Harmon Rocket.... > > Fred Johnson > Product Manager > T.E. West, LLC. > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On > Behalf Of Mark Langford > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:03 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Fuselage weight question > > Red wrote: > >> My question is, Has anyone tried to reduce (lower) the >> turtledeck in size...i.e. more like the KR1? It seems >> logical that you should be able to lower the taper, >> give more bubble effect (increase rearward visibility) >> from the canopy and reduce weight? > > Reducing the taper to resemble a bubble will cost you in performance in > the > form of drag on the back of the canopy. That's probably why the KR2 > went to > the straight turtledeck. And plexiglas is probably heavier than your > average turtledeck material per square foot. > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
