KR> Fuel Tanks.

2014-02-20 Thread Nerobro
And sonex On Feb 18, 2014 3:48 PM, "Tony King" wrote: > Polyethylene tanks are common in ultralights. > > TK > > On 19 February 2014 04:52, Wayne Tokarz wrote: > > > Let's put this one to rest, In all the world of motor sports and > vehicles, > > only ONE plastic is used to make fuel tanks and

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Larry Flesner
At 11:11 AM 2/20/2014, you wrote: >The slower the better in an emergency. On the mains is not as slow >as three point. I know this is going to bring up a big debate. But >as Mark says when you need to get stop fast there's only one way to do it.

KR> rotax

2014-02-20 Thread Jeff Scott
Wow! ?Your KR Gatherings look like a blast. ?Better attendance than our last one. On the Rotax 582 vs VW: FWIW, I have flown two otherwise identical Avid Flyers, one with a 2180 VW and the other with a Rotax 582. ?There was no question the Rotax powered one was significantly better in climb

KR> A.O.A

2014-02-20 Thread Doran Jaffas
Thanks for the comments on angle of attack. You folks guessed at what I was getting at. I meant with the airplane on the ground and 3. config. My angle of attack is between 10 and 12 degrees for better visibility over the nose. Thank you! Sounds like I'm in the ballpark. Doran N186RC

KR> Engine-out gliding

2014-02-20 Thread Mark Langford
I'd heard that there was a real difference in the glide ratio of a plane with a wind-milling prop as opposed to one with a stopped prop, and thought I'd test it to find what the story was for my KR...because I figured it'd be good to know some day. So one calm morning I climbed to 10,000' and

KR> rotax

2014-02-20 Thread tommy waymack
Eduaerdo,Thanks for the input on the KR gathering in Argentina.Very much like the one in US.Fly safe.Tommy W. On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Eduardo Barros wrote: > In argentina fly a Kr 2s with Rotax 582, 65 HP, is Pupato?s KR > > Can you see a video of this:

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Randall Smith
I probably have 2000 hours in tailwheel airplanes. Almost 800in a KR 2. I also own a bellanca cruiseair tailwheel have a lot of time in a Luscombe ,T craft and a couple of other tailwheel airplanes. I could probably count how many main wheel landings I have done on both hands. For those that do

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Virgil N.Salisbury
The three point picture you see sitting on the ground. Watch your speed or you will float down the runway, Virg On 2/20/2014 3:44 AM, Doran Jaffas wrote: > in the three point Landing configuration is anyone have any knowledge > of the optimum angle of attack for the KR two

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Mark Langford
Larry Flesner wrote: >>Mark's home airport runway is 2700 feet in length. On the one occasion I had to visit him I was at taxi speed approximately half way down the runway. I must confess that the direction I was landing, the runway has a slight upgrade. Never the less, at my home airport, I

KR> Runway performance at 5000 to 8000 feet

2014-02-20 Thread Larry Flesner
> > >I live in Albuquerque, NM where the airfield is at 5800 ASL >+++ Jeff Scott will be your best advisor on that. His airport is higher than yours. My GUESS is that you'll want the KR to weight less than 625 pounds empty and consider it a

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Larry Flesner
At 06:35 AM 2/20/2014, you wrote: >Doran Jaffas wrote: > > >In the three point Landing configuration is anyone have any knowledge of >the optimum angle of attack for the KR two standard? > I think Mark was in the ball park with the

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Mark Langford
Doran Jaffas wrote: >In the three point Landing configuration is anyone have any knowledge of the optimum angle of attack for the KR two standard? That depends...on how much runway you have, where you're talking about in the landing process, and how hard you want to whack the runway with the

KR> Angle of attack

2014-02-20 Thread Doran Jaffas
in the three point Landing configuration is anyone have any knowledge of the optimum angle of attack for the KR two standard? Doran N186RC