KR>Hershey Bar wing/ KRSport-Now KR1B

2008-10-12 Thread Dana Overall
>From: "Mark Langford" >The KR1B motorglider may not be such a bad idea after all. Maybe not for >Sport Pilot, but registered as a motorglider. Here is a series of cut and pastes from the following website that addresses various gliders and motorgliders. While it does not address the glide o

KR>Hershey Bar wing/ KRSport-Now KR1B

2008-10-12 Thread Rick Human
To add a little fuel to the fire here's a link to John Monnett's Xenos Motorglider web page with the FAA and JAR definition and criteria of a "Motorglider" - be aware that to legally operate a motorglider with a private pilot's license you need a glider rating with a motorglider endorsement. So unl

KR>Hershey Bar wing/ KRSport-Now KR1B

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Rick Human wrote: >>(iii) The maximum weight to wing span squared (w/b2) does not exceed 3.0 kg/M2 (0.62 lb./ft.2).>> Hm. The KR1B Motorglider numbers that Virge cited of 484 empty weight and 27' wing span yield .66, which is higher than .62. I guess if you want to build a KR1B and call it

KR>Hershey Bar wing/ KRSport-Now KR1B

2008-10-12 Thread Virgil Salisbury
Wing Loading 8.7/1 Area 91sq ft. NUF SAID, Virg On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 21:38:16 -0600 "Mark Langford" writes: > Rick Human wrote: > > >>(iii) The maximum weight to wing span squared (w/b2) does not > exceed 3.0 > kg/M2 (0.62 lb./ft.2).>> > > Hm. The KR1B Motorglider numbers that V