KR club, Doesn't horespower share a close relationship to weight? It seems like some people are willing to spend so much money on horsepower to increase speed that engines are pushed to limits that could compromise safety.
Wouldn't Time and money be better well spent trying to minimize weight instead of throwing the largest motor I could afford on the firewall. Look up Mike Arnold on google, 440 lb airplane going 213 mph on a 65hp rotax. He is an average guy that built his own design based soley on streamlining his plane to near perfection. On his site he offers videos of his plane. I got suckered into buying one of his videos about the composite construction he used. I was really happy with the video. By the way, his canopy is very, very streamlined. Thanks to everyone who answered my questions on fuselage weight. Mike Johnson _______________________________________ 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 _______________________________________ 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
