I think one of the main reasons is weight, the original retract system is quite heavy. I have the original set up that came with my project, but am planning to go with the Diehl fixed. Properly faired they don't create more drag than the original and are much lighter, and the chance of them folding on a botched landing is much reduced.
In a message dated 4/5/2011 11:19:24 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: The plans for the KR-2 I have seen have a retract system. I have got the impression that they have fallen out of favour. Is it just too much hassle or are the castings not available anymore? I know airplanes with wheel fairings can have good cruise speed but it seem like it would just be that much better with retracts. Digging through old posts I have read that because of the short wheel legs the plan can't get as close to a stall since the tail wheel contracts the ground first, this result in higher landing speeds, but this doesn't seem like an overwhelming problem. Brock _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
