IIRC, the original KR-2 had a pretty small motor as VWs go and did manage to lift 2...
Just watch your CG... On 6/25/2012 9:14 PM, jeffyor...@yahoo.com wrote: > I have done it several times and I have flown in Rob Schmidts with Rob and me > and I know he flys his mom sometimes. > > I have a Great Plains 2180 and I think that what Rob has. You probably should > go ahead and get the large remote oil cooler as it seems that most guys > running a VW thats built to a 2180 has oil temp issues. But most have solved > them with a big oil cooler. > > I think they are a great reliable engine and have proven themselves over many > years on several different air frames. > > Dan Heath has a type 4 VW for sale and I would love to have it. Knowing Dans > pension for perfection my bet is its a great motor. If I was looking and > wanted reliable power, I would snap Dans motor up. I wish I had the extra > money to buy it anyway. > > Jeff York > KR2 > 2010 KR National Peoples Choice and Best Interior > 2011 Air Fest Best Experimental, Best Instrument > > > Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Brad Payne"<bradleyspa...@gmail.com> > To:<kr...@mylist.net> > Subject: KR> is a VW powerful enough for 2 people? > Date: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 10:57 pm > > > I am at a point where I need to make a decision about an Engine. > > Does anyone have any experience flying 2 people (380 lbs or so) behind a 80 > HP VW? > > Does anyone have a Flywheel Drive VW on their KR2? > > Am I asking to much from a VW to pull 2 people? > > Thanks! >
