As most of you know, and many of you have used and appreciate, there's a "KR-info" performance spreadsheet posted on KRnet at http://www.krnet.org/kr-info.html , where many of the flying KRs have their vital statistics displayed for the help of the community. This is useful for those planning to build a KR to help decide what they'd like to build, and what propeller to use for a certain aircraft and engine combination. For those already flying, it's a good way to see where your plane stacks up in the mix, and perhaps help you think about what you could do to increase efficiency. In recent weeks we've had conversations from several folks who've detailed how they gradually improved their planes to get higher speeds through more efficiency. This kind of info is helpful to us all.
Here's my plea. There are several newly minted KRs that have been flying for months or even years, that are not even listed in the spreadsheet. I've had two guys send me updates in the last few days, but there are so many more missing. Can you guys please send me some data to insert in the spreadsheet? Surely you can find the time to make one wide open 5 minute run to figure out what max speed is, and I can't imagine anybody flying one of these that doesn't do that on occasion. How do you contribute? Just write the stuff down in the order that it's in the spreadsheet, and email it to me at m...@n56ml.com. That's pretty simple. If you have Excel, download the spreadsheet, add a row for your plane, and email it to me. I'll cut and paste it into the online version. For those who are already in the spreadsheet, maybe it's a good time to check and see if it needs updating. Just let me know what needs to be changed. I've asked for this stuff every year for years, and it's been several years since I got any input from anybody. Can you please spend a few minutes to send me some data, if for nothing else, for the good of future builders? FYI, "cruise speed" is wide open throttle max speed straight and level, ideally gathered with a three or four-way GPS check on a fairly windless day, but don't let that delay you. Throw us a number....you can correct it later when you have time to do it right....or when you've squeaked a few more MPH out of your plane! Thanks, Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL ML "at" N56ML.com www.N56ML.com _______________________________________________ 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
