KR-2 Design gross weight is 900 lbs. KR-2S Design gross weight is 980 lbs. Below are the specs copied directly from the KR web site.
You can change the design any way wou want, but it is at your own risk. Adding more wing may make it climb better or higher, or may reduce the stall speed, but it doesn't make it any stronger. Ken Jones KR-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speed, economy and range...plus many premolded parts. Designed for the first-time builder. a.. Utilizing wood and foam/fiberglass construction b.. No hot-wiring required c.. Pre-molded parts greatly speed construction time (approximately 800 hours) d.. A well-proven design with hundreds currently flying -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specifications Length 14' 6" Wing Span 20' 8" Total Wing Area 80 sq. ft. Empty weight 480 lbs. Gross weight 900 lbs. Useful load 420 lbs. Baggage capacity 35 lbs. max Take off distance 350 ft. Landing distance 900 ft. Stall Speed 52 mph Maximum Speed 200 mph Cruise Speed 180 mph Range 1600 miles (35 gal. fuel) Rate of Climb (light) 1200 fpm Rate of Climb (gross) 800 fpm Service ceiling 15,000 ft. Engine VW 2100 Fuel 12-35 gal. Fuel consumption 3.8 gph Landing gear Fixed conventional or trigear, or retractable conventional KR-2S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A sporty, sleek two-seat design, utilizing wood, foam and fiberglass composite constructiona.. Premolded parts made of high temperature epoxy-based prepregs and all high temperature core materials b.. Premolds are vacuum bagged and oven cured c.. Sixteen inches longer than the standard KR-2 d.. Fixed tricycle or conventional landing gear e.. Additional legroom and headroom over standard KR-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Specifications Length 16' Wing Span 23' Total Wing Area 82 sq. ft. Gross Weight 980 lbs. Useful load 460 lbs. Baggage capacity 35 lbs. Take off distance 350 ft. Landing distance 600 ft. Stall speed 52 mph Maximum speed 200 mph Cruise speed 180 mph Range 1080 miles Rate of Climb (light) 1200 fpm Rate of Climb (gross) 800 fpm Service Ceiling 15,000 ft. Engine VW 2180, Subaru EA-81, Continental O-200 Fuel consumption 3.8-5.5 gph (depending on engine) Seating 2 across ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin & Bev Rainey" <[email protected]> To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:13 PM Subject: KR> Design specs Long Sorry > Keith > The design specs are in the adds for the KR on their website, which > clearly spell out a gross design weight of 1050 for the S model and I > believe 980 for the KR2. Don't remember the KR1 specs. I believe Mark > Langford's site also recaptures this information as well. >
