This really hasn't a lot to do with KR's, but wanted to mention a setup that was used in a Velocity. There was some study about "deep stall" condition where the canard airplanes stall, then go flat and come down vertically like a leaf falling from a tree. The airplane will not pitch over to recover in certain balance conditions. This was tested using a sliding weight to find how the aircraft reacted to different balance levels. The weight had a screw jack that allowed the pilot to move the weight to change and hold in different locations in the airplane. Yep, he found out what deep stall was all about and went clear to the ground. Actually water as I remember it. There was an article in SA or Kitplanes years ago on this. Seems the airplane received very little damage after falling vertically from several thousand feet! Bet he needed a change of britches after that!!
Kevin Golden Harrisonville, MO Streak Shadow maybe half done. In a message dated 2/13/2012 7:35:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, robert7...@aol.com writes: Dan, I used an Army duffle bag and filled it up with read mix cement bags, one at a time progressing up to the max weight. Duffle bag was secured with the passenger seat belt. I did not do any stalls with the max weight - didn't want any unneccessarity suprises. Worked fine. Thanks, Rob Schmitt N1852Z From: "Dan Heath" <da...@windstream.net> Subject: KR> Weight Testing To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Message-ID: <000001cce987$0e046e90$2a0d4bb0$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I believe that to satisfy your gross weight, you must test the plane to that gross weight along with a W&B of the plane at the time of the test. I still need to test my plane to the 1200 # gross weight that I have arbitrarily set for it. I tried to go to the EAA site for help, but they have so many log ins for so many different parts of the web site that I could not find anything. So my question to all you who are currently flying your KR and have established your Gross Weight, how did you test for that weight? I think it is a very scary thing to fill your cabin with heavy junk, so I know there must be a safe way, but I have never heard it discussed. _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
