Joe let me have a try at his KR at the gathering. I thought it felt similar to a Sonex and an RV-6 I flew.
The Sonerai I requires lighter inputs. Jeff On 1/25/10, Randy Smith <crz...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I own a 14-13-2 Bellanca and it handles like a sports car I have a 17-30A > Bellanca and it handles like a mack truck. The only thing I have flown that > was like my KR was a RV-4 And A RV-6. I have Les Palmer's KR and it is just > like an RV-4. But it also weights in at 900 + > > > --- On Wed, 1/20/10, J M <gmisyst...@cox.net> wrote: > > > From: J M <gmisyst...@cox.net> > Subject: KR> light stick forces > To: kr...@mylist.net > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 3:10 PM > > > > I am just curious. Has anyone ever flown a plane that has lighter stick > forces than a KR, fly by wire does not count??? > > > The 1940 Bellanca with a stick (14-12 I think) had very light forces. > A friend of mine who had flown in the Battle of Briton and later with > the US Navy in the Pacific and even later in P51s with the USAF flew > mine and said it had a roll rate that equaled anything he had ever > climbed into. He may have been biased though as he just loved > Bellanca's. The '46 '47 (14-13) with a wheel was also flown with just > the finger tips. However, the next generation had much heavier > controls. Most first time Bellanca pilots flying those earlier models > that had a Cessna background usually found themselves suddenly 20 > feet or better above the runway the first time they tried to flair > out. If you know of one on your airfield try to get a ride in it. It > is a tail dragger but once you get use to it you can land it almost > anywhere and under almost any conditions. The next generation with the > Lycoming engine and the hydraulic operated gear had a very heavy feel. > > John (Tucson AZ) > _______________________________________ > 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 >
