I put out the story the turbo KR2 but neglected to ask the question. So,
does anyone know about this plane and is it still flying and so on?
W.
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Ahhh, ...I see where all those numbers came from, now, the Kitplanes article.
Steve had refined things much more before he sold it. It had much more
capability than Steve was using at that time, Empty weight? Yes, it gained an
extra 85 pounds with the new nose gear and cowling.
Mike
I'm not sure where that came from. Takeoff ground roll was shorter than with
the piston engine. Pattern speeds are not changed by the engine type. Maybe
you thought the climb rate of over 2000 fpm was the takeoff ground roll. High
fuel consumption, ...yes. Coolness factor, ...off the scales
Probably would be real efficient at 25,000'. Not exactly practical for
a KR, but certainly has a lot of cool factor.
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Subject: Re: KR> TURBO KR2
From: Chris Prata via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Tue, November 03, 2015 11:15 am
To: K
cool project but the performance specs dont seem very efficient. high gas
consumption, long takeoff roll fast pattern speeds, and a gas hog! plane seems
a bit heavy too.
full disclosure, I am a pilot but not a builder (yet). its an impressive
project from experimentation standpoint with a str
Kitplanes wrote:
>>With two aboard his KR-2T, Trentman reports a takeoff distance of 1200-1400
feet with liftoff at 90 mph. Cruise speed is 140 mph on 75-80% power
(2600
prop rpm) and 8-12 gph fuel consumption. Downwind is flown at 90 mph,
slowing to 70 mph on base and 60-65 mph on short final, t
Here is the story re a turbo kr2 from the 1997 January KITPLANES.
Steven Trentman of Owasso, Okla?homa, is flying an unusual Rand-Robinson
KR-2. It has a turbo?prop engine. "I chose the KR-2 because it had a proven
history of being a fine airplane with good speed and range. The airplane
has lots of
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