I have flew with 240 lbs and a 200 lb passenger No problem Joe Weber N937JW
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Dave_A <dave.a.kr...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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! > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
