Those Taylor’s don’t look like 28’ firewall to tail to me?? 😳 Larry H
> On Oct 18, 2019, at 12:03 PM, Oscar Zuniga via KRnet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Donald wrote- >> Just for comparison my Taylor mono plane is 28.5' to the back of fire wall >> and 103.5" to the front of tail post from front of main root spar. Measured >> from datum line at the bottom of fire wall to tail post. > > Some Netters on this list may not recognize the connection here, but it's > useful information if you realize that the KR1 was loosely based on the > Taylor Monoplane, a 1956 design that obviously pre-dated the KR1. The family > resemblance can be noted here- > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Monoplane#/media/File:G-BEVS_Taylor_JT.1_Monoplane_(9706092553).jpg > and here- > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Monoplane#/media/File:Taylor_JT.1_G-AYSH_SYW_01.09.12R_edited-3.jpg > , but of course Ken Rand translated that design from wood to composite and > used a turtledeck instead of a straight back with a bubble canopy as the > Monoplane used. > > When you further realize that Taylor was a Brit and his Monoplane utilized > the RAF45 airfoil, you begin to see why the American KR utilizes a British > RAF airfoil ;o) > > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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 [email protected]
