Did they see this on the P-51? Or did they do an engine swap along with the redesign?
> From: riksh...@interl.net> To: kr...@mylist.net> Subject: Re: KR> Fuselage > weight question> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:41:42 -0500> > 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> >> _______________________________________> > 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
