Netters,
It is my understanding that two things make it undesirable if not potentially
dangerous to do acrobatic maneuvers in the KR. One is the removable wing, due
to the excess loads imposed on the wing attach fittings. Second is the short
coupled empennage makes for a very short arm for the rudder and elevator, which
can make spin recovery very difficult. A third complication might come from the
fact that it is so clean a design if built properly, that a pilot could very
easily dive the airplane well past his never exceed speed and overload the
airframe during the recovery. With proper training, I have heard that certain
maneuvers are considered 1g maneuvers, and would be okay for the KR, like a
properly executed barrel roll, but I personally would limit it to these, since
the design limits of the airplane stated mean that you have built strictly by
the plans and within the stated weight limits of Ken Rand. Yours and mine being
custom, our limits have changed probably more on the conservative, or normal
category of operation. Just my opinion...
Colin Rainey KR2(td)
[email protected]
Sanford, Florida
FLY SAFE!!!!
