KR> now Panther
For Paul Dye to fly the Panther and have nothing but good comments on it, I'd say it's a winner. Not only is Dan Weseman behind the Panther, but he's the guy that took my challenge to commission fabrication of the ultimate bulletproof CorvAircraft crankshaft after my last break. He responded with a Timken steel crank with very nice fillet radii, and a known metallurgical pedigree ( http://flywithspa.com/corvaircomponents/billetcorvaircrankshaft.html ). I bought one, and will rebuild my engine around it after I get N891JF in the air. Before anybody asks why you'd need a different crank, see the website above, which pretty much echoes my sentiment on that subject. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com
KR> now Panther
If you must build something that is not a KR the Panther is a very nice plane. Dan Weseman lives in my airpark and I see the plane flying all the time and doing some impressive aerobatics. I have flown formation with him and I can go a lot faster with my 180 HP Mustang 2, but his speed is still very impressive. We have flown some mock dogfights and I almost made my wife throw up, but no matter what I did I could not get him off my tail. The plane also looks very easy to build and Dan is a great guy and I would have no problem recommending someone to do business with him. Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane? From: Mike T List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, February 05, 2014 10:40 pm To: KRnet My confusion about what I want to build got even worse yesterday when I saw the latest Kitplanes magazine, with another possible choice as its cover story -- the Panther. This is a new single-seat LSA-compatible plane that hits 165 mph (with a Corvair engine) and the fuselage looks almost exactly like a KR-2 made of aluminum. Mike Taglieri ptions
