KR> wheel vs tail landing

2010-03-30 Thread kleirf...@ecomail.org
What effect if any does the engine have on flying a KR-2 with 2 people? You would think that a larger engine like an 0-200 would bring the CG forward more as opposed to an Volkswagon 1853. How does the wing design effect the flying characteristics with 2 people? The stock KR-2 wing vs. Diehl w

KR> wheel vs tail landing

2010-03-29 Thread laser...@juno.com
Steve Bennett said, > ". . . my original KR-1 that had the aluminum channel mounts, it was almost impossible to do a wheel landing." My first KR was like that with two people in it. Slow it down for landing and the tail would drop like a rock. Had to land way above stall to avoid banging it do

KR> wheel vs tail landing

2010-03-29 Thread Glenn Martin
STEVE bennett wrote: > In the for what its worth catagory, my original KR-1 that had the aluminum > channel mounts, it was almost impossible to do a wheel landing. The CG in > the aircraft was a ways - aft. Ray Ellis had a KR-1 at the time with an > actual motor mount that moved the CG forward

KR> wheel vs tail landing

2010-03-29 Thread STEVE bennett
In the for what its worth catagory, my original KR-1 that had the aluminum channel mounts, it was almost impossible to do a wheel landing. The CG in the aircraft was a ways - aft. Ray Ellis had a KR-1 at the time with an actual motor mount that moved the CG forward. It did wonderful wheel la