KR>Re: Wheel Pants Upgrade

2022-01-10 Thread Mark Langford
http://www.n56ml.com/kgear.html shows how I installed my "RV-like" Klaus Savier wheel pants (down near the bottom of the page), as well as most everything else you might need to know about main gear and tailwheel installation on a KR. They made a similar difference in top speed as Sam noted

KR>Re: Wheel Pants Upgrade

2022-01-10 Thread Flesner
On 1/10/2022 6:19 PM, Flesner wrote: called "coupling nuts"  ( ttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=coupling+nut&t=newext&atb=v256-1&ia=web + make that https://duckduckgo.com/?q=coupling+nut&t=newext&atb=v256-1&ia=web) -

KR>Re: Wheel Pants Upgrade

2022-01-10 Thread Flesner
On 1/10/2022 4:04 PM, Samuel Spanovich wrote: Just a quick post on my results with a new set of RV-style wheel pants. + I too used a set of RV wheel pants on my KR and gained about 15 mph top end.  The faster the airplane the gr

KR>Re: Wheel Pants Upgrade

2022-01-10 Thread Luis Claudio via KRnet
Post some pictures Sam...  Thanks Luis  On Monday, January 10, 2022, 04:04:57 PM CST, Samuel Spanovich wrote: Just a quick post on my results with a new set of RV-style wheel pants. Background: Tri-Gear Stock KR2S, RAF48 airfoil, ~650 lbs empty.  80 HP Revmaster 2100D. 111 KTAS cruis

KR>Wheel Pants Upgrade

2022-01-10 Thread Samuel Spanovich
Just a quick post on my results with a new set of RV-style wheel pants. Background: Tri-Gear Stock KR2S, RAF48 airfoil, ~650 lbs empty. 80 HP Revmaster 2100D. 111 KTAS cruise (no wheel pants). Mains (only) Speed Increase = 7knots Nose Gear (only) Speed Increase = 4 knots Total Speed Increa