I owned and flew an Avid flyer with a Jabiru 2200. I really couldnt bring myself to fly behind a 2 stroke which is why I bought one with the Jab. I have friends who swear by the 2 strokes, but the fact is they have more 'issues'. As to another aspect, the Jab was too nose heavy for the avid design and the fixes are difficult. That airframe was designed for a light 2 stroke out front. Over time, they got heavier all way around and nose heavy. It still flew nicely at power, but pull the power back and it was a lawn dart unless you corrected with lots of up trim and some aft stick pressure. (and the CG was well in envelope). If the plane had sufficient baggage, it was much better at lower power settings.
The KR seems like its geometrically friendly to heavier engines. And (from my readings, havent built mine yet) can get tail heavy quick as Mark found out hauling those engine parts. This is actually a great problem to have from my perspective. Stuff a Corvair on the front and it's (apparently) not nose heavy! So, I just cant imagine how a 582 would work out with CG. And my Avid experience showed that in envelope doesnt always mean flies well. On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 7:28 PM, Luis Claudio via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: so my point is that there is a place for these engines in experimental A/C but not sure if the KR is the proper platform for those engines... just my thoughts. > Luis R ClaudioKR2SDallas, Texas > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
