Sam; I'd like a copy sent to garys...@gmail.com On Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 23:57 Samuel Spanovich via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
> As some of you probably know by now, I love geeking out and researching > many things KR related (although sometimes I feel I can’t make “actual” > repairs and modifications to save my life). > > That said, this topic is very interesting to me, and I will certainly do > my part and research what I can to see what kind of performance the KR2S > could (theoretically) achieve with an all-electric powerplant. > > This next week at work will be relatively low-key, and N6399U is down for > the time being due to alternator issues and also me awaiting a new exhaust > from Revmaster. That gives me an excuse to take what free time I have this > week, and look into this all electric setup. > > I haven’t written an Engineering-type Technical Report since college, but > I’ll try to put something together this upcoming week (hopefully having it > finished by next weekend, or the following), discussing a possible > drivetrain setup, and also the theoretical performance the plane could > achieve. > > For those that are curious, and want a copy of the report, send me your > email, and I will get it to you when I’m finished. Due to the shear size > of the document, and the need for pictures/charts, I will probably not post > it directly to the Net. > > I will always love our beloved petrol engines as the soul powerplants for > this aircraft, however there is something about the thought of an > all-electric KR that I find particularly appealing. After upgrading the > engine in N6399U, my plane now has just about everything I could ask for in > terms of performance. Because of that I have shy’d away from the idea of > ever building my own one day, and just sticking with what I’ve got. > However, after thinking about this all-electric concept, it’s made me > reconsider building one day, and ultimately making this concept become a > reality. > > What’s even more exciting, to me anyways, is this could ultimately turn > into a group effort (similar to how the AS504X airfoil was when it was in > development) and maybe one day, we could proudly present the world’s first > “Next Generation”, All-Electric KR2S. > > V/R > > Sam Spanovich > N6399U > 74S, Anacortes WA > _______________________________________________ > 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
