Time to whip a dead horse. The latest posts on a "KR2S-port" are a good six
months to a year old.
My favorite was "Why build a 160mph airplane down to 130mph?". I'm thinking low
drag airframe + climb prop = ultra low fuel consumption without crippled
vertical performance. Besides, affordable LS
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: KR> KR2Sport - FLAME ON
> Time to whip a dead horse. The latest posts on a "KR2S-port" are a good
six months to a year old.
>
> My favorite was "Why build a 160mph airplane down to 130m
>
> From: "Curt Britt Jr"
> If the 130 mph is the mark, why not adjust the engine to get there, thus
> making it a sport.
A lower-powered engine reduces climb performance more than cruise speed, due to
lack of excess thrust. Climb prop limits your top speed without crippling your
vertical per
remember that the first KR-1 was powered by 36 Hp VW, and the
KR-2
with 60 Hp, Virg
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:54:15 -0400 writes:
> >
> > From: "Curt Britt Jr"
> > If the 130 mph is the mark, why not adjust the engine to get
> there, thus making it a sport.
>
> A lower-powered engine re
Curt
Don't take offense to this suggestion,
Get your PPL and forget the LS crap.
There is stuff in there you need to know.
Steve B
>From: "Curt Britt Jr"
>Reply-To: KRnet
>To: "KRnet"
>Subject: Re: KR> KR2Sport - FLAME ON
>Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:
>remember that the first KR-1 was powered by 36 Hp VW, and the
>KR-2 with 60 Hp, Virg
Indeed, right you are. And they were reasonably fast, too. The
addition (or reduction) of horsepower will change the cruise
speed some, but will have a huge impact on the rate of climb.
If I'm gonna downrate
Before I started trying to neuter a KR2 to fit into LSA, I think I'd just
build something like a Zenith 601 with a Corvair in it, which fits right
into LSA, hauls two big people and real luggage, is far quicker to build,
probably costs less when plans-built, and maybe even costs less when built
a
It would be easy to build a LSA modified KR-2 butI wouldn't call it a
KR-2, I would give it a new name, but you could use the same construction
techniques, its more fun to work with the spruce than a 601 because of
the smell of the wood when it is cut.
NASA developed some Low Speed airfoils about t
8 matches
Mail list logo
