cool project but the performance specs dont seem very efficient. high gas consumption, long takeoff roll fast pattern speeds, and a gas hog! plane seems a bit heavy too. full disclosure, I am a pilot but not a builder (yet). its an impressive project from experimentation standpoint with a strong coolness factor too.
The engine develops 90 shp with a > 36-inch, three-blade Ivoprop that turns at 3000 rpm at full power. The > total weight of the engine with its prop drive and accessories is 120 > pounds. The airplane carries 27 gallons of fuel-6 per wing and 15 gallons > in a header *tank. * > > The rework took Trentman a year. and he flew his new airplane for the first > time on May 5, 1996. Empty weight is now 710 pounds and maximum gross is > 1200 pounds, which is con?siderably more than the numbers published for a > 76-hp, VW-powered KR-2. > > With two aboard his KR-2T, Trentman reports a takeoff distance of 1200-1400 > feet with liftoff at 90 mph. Cruise speed is 140 mph on 75-80% power (2600 > prop rpm) and 8-12 gph fuel consumption. Downwind is flown at 90 mph, > slowing to 70 mph on base and 60-65 mph on short final, touching down at 45 > mph, Trentman said. > > Cost of the project is estimated to be $15,000-$20,000. "But it's worth > $100,000 as far as I'm concerned," Trentman said.
