I've had it in my head for years that the KR is somehow "modeled upon" or somehow closely related to the Taylor Monoplane. Finally taking a close look at a Taylor Monoplane, other than them both using VW engines and having the same same overall dimensions, I don't see any similarities in particular. Wing loading on the Taylor is just over 9 lbs/sq.ft whereas my 1½, when it had the original 1835 engine, was something over 13. Fully developed KR-2's could easily be into the 15's, especially with Corvairs or O-200's. Just from its eagerness to get off the ground and its reluctance to get back on it, my KR has always seemed to have a very light wing loading. A 9 lb./sq.ft. loading would be light as a feather. Building materials comparing the two planes are completely different, other than where wood is used in some places. It has an open cockpit with a windscreen, like Ken's original KR, but other than these three things - VW engine, wingspan & fuselage length, and open cockpit . . . I'm left wondering how the KR ever got associated with the Taylor Monoplane? The Monoplane even has a different airfoil, and RAF 35.
MikeKSEE
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