Well hell, if anyone really wants to find out what will happen when you grossly overload any of the KR series aircraft without making significant airframe strengthening let them go up and let her rip. By the way, wear a chute, pray and if you survive, report back the numbers where she finally gave up the ghost. This total thread is useless as the figures are posted in many places, but then again every aircraft is different as are those that built them. From years of personal experience working with engineers I can say with all confidence that most are full of s**t. More than a few times I've had to bail from an aircraft that the engineers said could easily handle anything I could throw at her. WRONG.. I am no superhero, nor super pilot but have done my fair share of flying the edge of the envelope and can tell you from experience that stress kills. Too much stress at home or on the job is the same as too much stress on an aircraft. Either way you're just as dead. As for my Kr, I'm building it to take what punishment I can dish out along with navigation, commo and creature comforts. Keeping track of weights of all items and feeding the information into various design software to see what structural changes need to be made along the way. KR2S, well it resembles one and that is the way it started life. Just have to see what finally takes to the air when all the dust and sweat have cleared and she has passed her inspections. One thing is for sure it will be the only "N" numbered aircraft built and registered outside the states unless we got another service person lurking here. Doug Rupert Simcoe Ontario
Colin, BE CAREFUL! I don't know what you mean by "60 degree LEVEL bank turn". Just today at the gathering we discussed max stress on the KR. It was established that the KR is max stressed to 7 Gs at 800 #. Meaning a total maximum supported "felt" weight of 5600 #. So if your gross is 1400#, your max G load is just shy of 4 Gs. If at that gross weight you make a turn at 60 degree, your "felt" weight is 2800# IF THIS HAPPENS IN BUMPY AIR, YOU JUST MIGHT EXCEED MAX LOADING, MAKING YOU THE TEST PILOT!!! Caps were not intended, but appeared at the right time! I'm not exactly clear on your intended message but want to warn everyone NOT to exceed the load limits! Joachim
