"I have not heard of anyone doing this, but has anyone put a ventral fin on a
KR?"

I have indeed added a ventral fin to the aft end of my fuselage. I did this for 
two reasons, to provide an aerodynamic fairing for my tail tie down eyelet and 
to provide a fairing for my "bumper wheel". I have a Subaru and am using a 
belly scoop for the radiator. With the exhaust flap at the wide open position 
it would have been possible for me to drag the flap on the runway if I didn't 
add the wheel. I really like the way it turned out but yes when I fly I will 
probably be the first KR with 4 wheels. Also, since my CG is going to be 
forward it will probably never be needed for stall behavior modification but it 
is nice to know it's there. Then again, maybe it is a good thing I have one as 
I intend to fly high and I would hate to be the first KR to "depart" like I 
have seen some grossly overloaded F-16's do!

Stephen Teate
Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P.
4150 International Plaza, Suite 500
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
817-708-9140


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