Bubba <[email protected]> wrote: I got to thinking about it and there's really no point in putting a 2nd seat in my airplane. I'm a big guy and barely fit into a Navion with anyone else, so the chances of stuffing anything else that breathes into that fuselage with me is laughable. So is there enough of a difference in the basic structure of the KR1, KR2, and KR2S to make a difference? The difference in the price of the KR1 and KR2S plans would buy a whole lotta spruce, foam, and glass...
No matter which I go with I'll be stretching the fuselage so the upper longerons are 14" feet from firewall to tailpost, making the firewall 30" wide, using the new airfoils, building a turtledeck like a -2S, and putting the big RC plane gear on. Haven't decided on flaps yet, but I'm leaning towards simplicity and a belly board. I'll see if I can get the aerospace engineer on speed dial to figure out the best place to put it to keep the nose from pitching around wildly when I dump the thing on final. Power is going to be a Corvair turning a constant speed prop, panel will be minimal, just enough for night VFR and a handheld GPS (eMap, since I already have it) and radio. Just to make the project more "real" and motivate me to finish it, I reserved my number last night. First choice is N205FT. Everyone that knows me already figured it out. N20 is nitrous oxide, SFT is my initials. Been wanting N5FT for a couple of decades now. No, there will be no nitrous involved ;) -- Steve [email protected] He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in. Hey Bubba!, The inside dimentions of a C-172 cabin width is 39 inches. My inside dimention for cabin with is 42.25. I widened my cabin by 6 inches. I'm buliding a KR2S, much the way you described. Use the Kr archives to find out the details on my plane. I reccomend you read Mark Lanfords entire site, especially his "opinions" section. The difference in building a KR1 and a KR2s in the overall scheme of things is minimal in cost. I think you have a much more desirable plane with the KR2s. My humble opinion. Gary Morgan stated that he has taken passengers of up to 295 lbs in his widened and stretched KR2s. see the link. Good luck and get buillding, you won't regret it. Ron Smith KR2S boat stage.
