Hi all, Records of more rather light KR2s:
"FLIGHT REPORI' KR-2 Nl22MS M . T . Sparks ... I 've had it to 200 mph in shallow d ve and it indicates 155 mph cruise at sea leve l at 3200 rpm with a 52 x 4 6 Great American prop and burns 4 galons . per hour . Empty weight is 502 lbs " "This really sharp KR-2 was built by Rom Garverick , 210 Margo Trail, Rome , Ga ., 30161 . It was constructed with most of the Rand kits , including all of the preformed fuselage parts . It was first flown on October 31, 1982 after 21 months construct ion time . Powered by an 1800cc VW engine and a 52 x 48 Warnke prop , it will cruise at 135 mph at 3200 rpm . Stall, power off , is at 45 mph . Empty weight is 455 lbs." "N31123 we ighs 463 lbs . empty . It has been flown at a gross we ight of 793 lbs . Per formance at that high of a gross weight on a 1700cc engine is ma rginal . It normally carries 12 gal . gas and will cruise at an honest 140 at sea level ." "FROM ROBERT PATLOVANY , 6927 Heron i Houston , Texas , 770 7 . . . . . " My KR- 2 , N5508N , now has 80 hour s o f f lying time to its credit . My empty weight came out to 4 9 3 pounds . That included an 1 8 3 4c c VW with turbocharge r , D i e h l C a s e , 2 0 amp alternator , battery , a pane l full of unnecessary extras , plus a Radair 360 Com . and Radair 2 0 0 Nav . a n d indicator . I have t is bird wired with navigation lights and a full panel of 17 circuit breaker s . The empty weight also includes 5 quarts of engine il and a leg-breaking , heated pitor tube ." "Fred Whitcomb KR-2. Still the lightest KR-2 around! 410 lbs. empty, that is lighter than some KR -ls. F'red is using the "opera windows" now available from R/R." Henni -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Monday, 11 September 2017 6:58 PM To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen <hendrik.vanroo...@njcsi.com> Subject: Re: KR> Light KR2s Found another one: "The flight report is from Leo Davison. Remember the picture of his KR-2 in Newsletter #11? Well, Leo followed thru on his promise to send us a report on his KR-2. Here it is .... "a note about the first flight of our KR-2 .. Nl5LD has an empty weight of 449 lbs. The engine is a 1700 VW with a 32.mm posa carb. and is complete with an electrical system except for the starter." Henni -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of n357cj via KRnet Sent: Monday, 11 September 2017 1:59 PM To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> Cc: n357cj <n35...@ptd.net> Subject: Re: KR> Light KR2s I know that mine weighs 480# and the other 245# is part of the useful load because it won't fly without it which makes it pretty dang useful. My second 2s that I am working on I am trying desperately to bring in under 700#. I stll think that I can do it. Glass panel is one place I see significant weight loss. Joe Horton, n357cj ----- Original Message ----- I think there's more to an airplane than simply light weight. Like many things in the design world, there are usually more important aspects than light weight. Safety, usefulness, and maintainability come to mind. For example, if I remember correctly, I read that Ken Rand used the top of a milk jug for a fuel tank filler, along with its plastic cap. Milk jugs are not famous for their longevity when exposed to sunlight (or even the atmosphere), and I would rather not trust my life to the structural integrity to a milk jug. I would also be skeptical about claims of exactly meeting Ken's 480 pounds. Some people build by the plans and then think their CG is perfect because the followed the plans, and don't even bother to check it. There are probably at least two out there that think their planes weigh 480 pounds too! Mark Langford, Harvest, AL _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
