Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know today I got a chance to go for a
flight with Ken Thomas in his KR-2S. It has a jabiru 3300 engine in it putting
out
120 hp, so even with the two of us and full fuel we got off the ground rather
quickly. I had talked to Ken last Friday since I am thinking a
Can you let us all know the performance figures with the Jab 3300 engine ???
Gav
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> Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know today I got a chance to go for a
> flight
--- dgil...@aol.com wrote:
> Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know today I got a
> chance to go for a
> flight with Ken Thomas in his KR-2S. It has a jabiru
> Sincerely,
> David Gilley
It doesn't hurt to mention that Ken is about 6'5"
tall, weight consistent with height and STANDS on the
wing s
Ken figured with the 2 of us and full fuel the plane was grossing about 1230
lbs and we broke ground in about 1000 ft, then held it in ground effect till
reaching 90 knots or so. I don't think he had a vsi in the panel, but If I had
to guess I'd say we were climbing at about 1000 fpm. Upon reach
Can I ask why most Airs speed listed on the KRnet are in MPH. I was of the
understanding that knots, was the international measurements for aircraft
speed.
It all gets confusing when some talk in KPH. MPH and others in Knots
Phil Matheson
mathe...@dodo.com.au
VH-PKR ( reserved)
61 3 58833588
See
1 knot = 1.15 mph
--- Phil Matheson wrote:
> Can I ask why most Airs speed listed on the KRnet
> are in MPH. I was of the
> understanding that knots, was the international
> measurements for aircraft
> speed.
> It all gets confusing when some talk in KPH. MPH and
> others in Knots
>
> Phil Mathe
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