KR> Wrecked KR2 in Des Moines IA

2015-06-22 Thread bhollensbe at mchsi.com
>Not my airplane...I know nothing about it... Just passing on the? info.. >http://desmoines.craigslist.org/for/5052761019.html The airplane was registered Feb 1993 and de-registered in Aug 1993. Belonged to a guy in Waterloo and now is in Des Moines a 100 miles away. I was not aware o

KR> Wrecked KR2 in Des Moines IA

2015-06-22 Thread Tinyauto at aol.com
Won't even make a good weenie roast. Burning fiberglass will get on everything. Trike gear parts... Carburetorwingspanelairframe parts like wings, elevator, etc. Kevin Golden In a message dated 6/22/2015 8:42:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, krnet at list.krnet.org write

KR> Jabiru 2200 vs VW

2015-06-22 Thread Chris Gardner
Mark, Unless you have serious rabbit foot collection, leave the Corvairs in the garage! Nobody can keep surviving crank failures at low altitude . We all want to keep you around for many years to come! Cheers Chris G. Sent from my iPad > On Jun 20, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet li

KR> Wrecked KR2 in Des Moines IA

2015-06-22 Thread bjoenunley
Looks like very sudden stoppage based on the image in picture 24 where one full side of the propeller broke off. ?Could it be worth it for the equipment in the panel? Joe Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Tinyauto--- via KRnet List-Pos

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2015-06-22 Thread laser147 at juno.com
> My bone-stock KR2 with a 75 hp VW 2180 burns 4.0 US gph (3.33 UK gph) at 148 mph, throttled back a bit to conserve fuel, turning 3150 rpm" My bone-stock KR-1? gets almost exactly those same numbers. WOT 3.9 GPH 148 MPH at 10K and above. I run as lean as the engine will let me (in cruise - not

KR> 200 mph cruise KR2!

2015-06-22 Thread Tony King
The standard Jab configuration uses a Bing altitude compensating carb with no mixture control. I'm used to litres in this part of the world, but I know the J160 (same engine) at my local club is documented as burning 18 litres per hour (4.7 US gal per hour) for flight planning purposes. On that b

KR> 200 mph cruise KR2!

2015-06-22 Thread Chris Prata
I can speak to this, owning a Jabiru and having flown it coast to coast. The Jabiru has a bing carb, which is altitude compensating with no mixture control in the cockpit. It uses a tapered draw-needle for metering. The taper on this needle has been modified by jabiru over time. Early ones prov