This won't help you, as my KR1 buffets at 62 mph.(53 kts). Haven't taken it into full stall yet. That was with retracts down. Plane is pretty much to plans, tho heavy (785 lbs) as flown. It now has fixed gear, but it's not back in the air yet. Someday... Kevin Stolhammer kstolham...@gmail.com
On Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 6:21 PM kiwi faulkner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Greetings KR Enthusiasts > > I am in the process of restoring New Zealand's only KR-1 which was > completed - as per the plans - in the late seventies and has sat in storage > for some 20-plus years since last flying. Of note is the fact that this > aeroplane had no static system, and the static inlets of the ASI and ALT > were simply left open behind the instrument panel. > > Since the aircraft was built the regulatory oversight process has changed > and the 'microlight' category has been introduced. Interestingly, all New > Zealand KR-2's are categorised as class 2 microlights and this makes > aircraft ownership considerably more straightforward and of course, less > costly. > > I would like to re-register this aircraft as a microlight. Alas the Civil > Aviation Authority here have cited the original 1978 flight test report in > which the owner recorded the MAUW (750lb) stalling speed power off in level > flight as 55 knots indicated. This is 10 knots faster than permitted for > a microlight, and some 18 mph faster than the designer's stated figure of > 45 mph. Curiously, the stalling speed in a turn for this aircraft was > noted as 50 knots indicated - that is to say, the stalling speed is > recorded as decreasing with increasing load factor (!). > > Something is amiss with this data - but alas the Authority is maintaining > its position. > > Could I therefore humbly request that anybody out there with direct > experience flying (and moreover stalling) an unmodified KR-1 at design MAUW > (750lb) pass me the registration and stalling speed indicated. Or > alternatively contact information for anybody not following this list with > such experience. > > My thanks in advance for your consideration and assistance. > > Kiwi > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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