Mark L. wrote-
>Given the complexity and the transportation considerations, I wouldn't do it.
>Trust me...you'll have to trailer or truck it home from somewhere, sometime,
>and I can only hope it's not as far from home as I've had to bring mine home.
>Others on this list will agree with that..
My wife went for a ride with Marty at the Oklahoma KR flyin when she got done
she told me to get rid of the VW and put a O 200 took me about another 2 years
and three VW 1 continental 75 engine before I did that.
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> On Nov 10, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Mac McConnell-Wood via KRnet
I was talking to Marty Roberts a year or so ago about what types of speed
can the KR2 (that was what Marty flew) could handle. I was looking back
then about a 120 hp engine that could get me up to the 200 mph range. He
said he had his plane over 230 mph more than once and no problems. He also
said
Hello Stef,
As a long retired KR2er ,I recall my first flight.
Engine cooling on the ground runs was fine-run for 1/2 hour-no probs. So I
take it on first flight. - notice in the climb the temps start to rise.
Level out at top of climb and temps return to normal. Decide to go to my
home field
whi
Samuel Ajayi wrote:
> ... how much speed can the KR fuselage withstand in a dive?
I've had N56ML up to 245 mph TAS in a shallow dive, with no problems
observed. Troy Petteway has done at least 235 in his stock built KR2,
and I believe Richard Shirley has also done 235 in his not-so-stock KR1.
My
Stef wrote:
> I made a trolley with a fake firewall. I can remove the wheels from the
> trolley.
> I want to use a tree with a cable behind it. But do I need to be aware for the
> torque of the engine?
Yes, you do. Equal and opposite reaction thing, if there's a propeller
on it (and I assume th
Hi guys,
I need to have a final check from you all. This weekend (if the wether is ok) I
planned to do a ful power run with my engine.
I made a trolley with a fake firewall. I can remove the wheels from the trolley.
I want to use a tree with a cable behind it. But do I need te be aware for the
tr
Hi Samuel,
The lightest KR2 ever built weighed 410 lbs. and it was pretty too. That was
with a VW engine, no electrics. I would say that the average KR2 weighs around
600 lbs. Very few end up with a basic KR2.
So unless you are willing to go without electrics - and that means hand
propping it
Apart from the KR2S folks, has anyone else replaced the wood spar with a
composite "I" beam. After several hours of going over the KR plans, I still
feel weight could be saved here. Though the build process is relatively simple,
the spar itself appears to be an overkill. Now, that isn't necessar
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