Recent flight testing on my KR-2 with CG at 14 inches and 1050 pound gross
had marginal stability. When you get into those "marginal" areas, it can
become quite subjective; how good is good or how bad is bad? You must weigh
the airplane for the only reliable way to know what the gross weight and
Good day to all,
Does anybody have advise on maximum weight? My CG is just over 50% aft (that
is, I am still within 2-3inches forward of the aft limit) but if I have both
wing tanks, header tank, 30 pounds of baggage and a passenger, I seem to be
about 75 - 100 pounds over the maximum of 1100 po
Pierre,
I have a 70 hp VW and use 1100 as my maximum weight. I think aircraft
performance is going to be your limit. I fly at sea level at only get about
200
to 300 fpm on a hot summer day at max load - but I am comfortable with
that. If you are at 4500 feet starting altitude, you may have
At 05:32 AM 10/1/2013, you wrote:
>After fuel burn I
>should come to just within the 1100 pounds for landing. My KR2S has a VW
>(Dyno reading is 70hp) and I take off at 4,500ft. How critical is maximum
>allowable weight?
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Very critic
Pierre wrote:
> Does anybody have advise on maximum weight? My CG is just over 50% aft
> (that
> is, I am still within 2-3inches forward of the aft limit) but if I have
> both
> wing tanks, header tank, 30 pounds of baggage and a passenger, I seem to
> be
> about 75 - 100 pounds over the maximu
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