Bill, what prop are you running today?
Mark Jones (N886MJ...FIRST FLIGHT made 3-20-2005) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <ifly...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:51 PM Subject: Re: KR> Wynne Assembly Plant and YYYYEEEEHHHHAAAA ! > Ive helped WW out in the past and hope to do more here in the very near > future - like next week. I know that a lot of people would like to be able to > get all the "small stuff" from WW directly but it is the fact that everyone > seems to make a different installation that makes it difficult to have a "kit". > There is a firewall forward kit becoming available for the Zenair 601 and > that includes everything needed - just a bolt on kit. We have a good start on > the KR2 firewall forward kit but not there yet. We have the mounts and are > upgrading a cowling and starter package for it that will reduce hoses and oil > modifications. Just be patient. > A lot of Corvair KR guys went with a rear starter package which > necesitates a lot of customizing and personalized work. As well, I have found that > most KR folk dont want to spend the $ for a finished package and want to save > money by designing their own. That is why wing skins and preformed parts > dont sell as well. They do require a lot of investment and the person > developing them should be paid accordingly but a lot of us are cheapskates..... > myself included (under 8500.00 so far in mine). > > > I went out today for the first flight in almost a month. Like I mentioned > before I was doing some mods and cleanup - inspection - work. Beautiful - > 6:30 - sunset - 65 degrees - Took off and noticed I climbed like a > banshee....gap seals must have helped....reduced power to 3400...climed to 3000 and > leveled off. At 3400 showed an average of 154 mph...not bad. Full power showed > 175 mph - again not too bad...but then i noticed that my rpms had increased > from full power on previous flight of 3800 to this time a 3900 peak full > power. I gained 100 rpm with my mods but very little in mph. I know for sure a > new prop will have to be checked out. I hope my reconditioned prop gets here > soon to test out. I think that in the last three hundred rpms that I have > run out of prop efficiency. I know this baby has a lot more it can give but > I just need testing time. I came down from 3000 and shot a straight in > approach on 35, on final doing 165 and slowing down to a greaser landing at > 50mph. And this at night...The panel lights work better now and having strobes > helps the tower find me. I wont do very much night flying since I dont have > and attitude indicator yet but it will be nice for landing after dusk and > leaving out early in the mornings on clear days. For now it is ready for Sun N > Fun. Time to put on a few more hours.. see some more sunsets... > 41768 - Bill > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
