KR> Retracts

Reading back through years of kr history, I think there are more things to consider than just collapse due to unlocking. The original design has a fixed travel, a heavy landing can completely compress the spring mechanism which then causes abrupt failure of the mount. The deihl and grove

KR> Landing gear and brakes.

I have a set of diehl springs and brackets in my lockup, not sure what ups will be from uk. If interested contact me Pete -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Brian Coss wrote: How to build a fixed gear system out of the old

KR> three point / full stall

Hi, Better late than never.. Ignoring wind considerations 3 pointing is the slowest you can land a tail dragger. If you try to land at a higher angle of attack then you can fly slower possibly by as much as 5mph, it's what happens next that is interesting :( Tail wheel touches and AOT

KR> Revmaster and Warp Drive

Hi Dave, Try Googling 'vw warp drive failure' There have been numerous prop shaft failures. Basically as I understand it any difference in the lift of each of the blades can cause horrendous vibration and a vw crank cannot take it - not sure if this applies to revmasters. Wooden props are the

KR> Kr pilot Salute flight

Andy, I don't recognize your experience, a kr with a reasonable cg is a pussycat. A kr with 350lb of man meat and low tanks may well be a real handful. I suggest you check out the cg, in uk we cannot legally fly a standard kr2 two up because of concerns about the behaviour with rearward cg.