Hi, I went to see a KR2 today which was being offered for sale - saw an advert in the local Aviation News. It was going for an insanely good price, so off I went to have a look. The plane was quite nice, but not what I was looking for, unfortunately. The owner has just finished a really great looking amphibian, so now wants to get rid of the KR.
My visit did raise some questions in my mind, though. 1) Are all KR's that low? This was a tail dragger. And the trailing edge of the wings couldn't have been more than a few inches off the ground. Those legs looked awfully short. From what I can see in pictures on the web, KR's aren't exactly tall machines, but they seemed higher. Has the design changed since back then? It is about 15 years old. 2) It was powered by a 1700 VW conversion, which the owner (an aero engineer) said produced about 45 - 50hp, and he ventured that claims of 80 - 90hp for VW conversions were over-rated. Thoughts on this? While it wasn't what I was looking for, I came away stoked. I've now seen a KR in the flesh, and I liked what I saw. I am certainly gaining confidence in my ability to build a plane. One thing the owner mentioned was that the new AS5048 airfoil wings were a significant improvement over the old design. How much better are they, in fact? I was thinking of getting the Diel wings, because I figured better to have the most critical part of the aircraft (1) CORRECT and (2) finished by the time I came along... Again, your thoughts on these matters? Duncan
