What g factor are you using for the analysis? RR used +4/-2 as the design limit load factors (FAA requires an ultimate load of 1.5x the limit load). At a gross weight of 1050 pounds, there is an approximate margin of safety of 16% per Bill Marcy's analysis.
-- wesley scott k...@spottedowl.biz ----- Original Message ----- From: "StRaNgEdAyS" <stranged...@dodo.com.au> To: "Wesley Scott" <k...@spottedowl.biz>; "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:58 AM Subject: Re: KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible??? > Actually, that spar will support that and a fair bit more. > My KR2SD is going to be right on the 1200lb MTOW allowable in the AU > ultralight category. Fortunately we don't have the same kinds of > restrictions in that class as you in the US have in the LSA category. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wesley Scott" <k...@spottedowl.biz> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:13 AM > Subject: Re: KR> KR2S Sport pilot eligible??? > > > > A 1300# KR isn't the point. The wing spar won't support that much of a > > weight increase. >
