KR> now Panther
For Paul Dye to fly the Panther and have nothing but good comments on it, I'd say it's a winner. Not only is Dan Weseman behind the Panther, but he's the guy that took my challenge to commission fabrication of the ultimate bulletproof CorvAircraft crankshaft after my last break. He responded with a Timken steel crank with very nice fillet radii, and a known metallurgical pedigree ( http://flywithspa.com/corvaircomponents/billetcorvaircrankshaft.html ). I bought one, and will rebuild my engine around it after I get N891JF in the air. Before anybody asks why you'd need a different crank, see the website above, which pretty much echoes my sentiment on that subject. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com
KR> Sport Pilot Requirements
There has been alot of talk about aircraft requirements but there are also pilot requirements as well as liberties regarding LSA rules. Though I am a medicaled licensed pilot , during my recent flight review my examiner and I really took the regs apart on this subject. There are "additional" pilot training clauses to allow for airspace use, aircraft speed etc I would be interested in other takes on this topic on this site or my personal gmail account. Doran N186RC kr2owner at gmail.com
KR> Cowl construction
Looking good, Sid, Larry Bell On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Sid Wood wrote: > Here is a picture of the top and bottom cowl for fit check on the > firewall. The old air duct for left cylinder bank cooling is peaking > through the left air intake opening. Will make an adapter for the front > end and reuse the fiberglass engine cooling ducts. > > https://s3.amazonaws.com/expercraft/sidwood/50792709452f2dd354a5ef.jpg > > Still have to cut an oil service door for preflight access and bond > captive stop nuts. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane?
On 02/06/2014 09:16 AM, Jeff Scott wrote: > When the son flies it (commercial PL with lots of ratings), he can fly it at > whatever speed and altitude the plane is capable of doing. When the father > (Sport Pilot) flies it, he is required to comply with the placard on the > panel that states something to the effect of limiting the engine RPM to 2700 > after 5 minutes to comply with Light Sport Pilot rules. A nitpick perhaps, but the son cannot LEGALLY fly it at whatever speed and altitude the plane is capable of if that means not complying with the placards. As you stated, in the FAAs eyes, if it is placarded on the panel, it will be flown according to the placards. I'm not sure anyone has done this yet, but it would be interesting to know if a placard would be acceptable if labeled something like "If you are a Sport Pilot, do not exceed 138 mph, otherwise have fun!" :-) The prop rule is interesting, too. LSA specs say you can have a ground adjustable prop, but not one that can be adjusted in the air. Can you put an electrically adjustable prop on an LSA aircraft and placard the panel switch "Adjust prop pitch only on ground"? :-) -Dj -- Dj Merrill - N1JOV - VP EAA Chapter 87 Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ Glastar Flyer N866RH - http://deej.net/glastar/
KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane?
Actually Mike, you are pretty much right about promising not to fly the plane too fast. ?My hangar mates (father/son) built a Sonex with the 6 cyl Jabiru engine. ?When the son flies it (commercial PL with lots of ratings), he can fly it at whatever speed and altitude the plane is capable of doing. ?When the father (Sport Pilot) flies it, he is required to comply with the placard on the panel that states something to the effect of limiting the engine RPM to 2700 after 5 minutes to comply with Light Sport Pilot rules. ?Like many things in aviation, we are trusted to police ourselves. ?Some People do abuse the privilege of policing themselves, but in the FAAs eyes, if it is placarded on the panel, it will be flown according to the placards. You can buy a used Sonex and if it will fly within the bounds of LSA, you can placard the panel and fly it as such. ?Your challenge with a KR is to get he stall speed low enough to make it fit within the Light Sport regulations. BTW, a Sonex isn't a bad choice for a LSA compliant plane. ?My hangar mate's Sonex will certainly outclimb my KR and get in and out shorter, but can't cruise with the KR. ?While I'm not impressed with the wind up spring trim for the elevator, the pitch and roll control is more harmonious than my KR, and it has HUGE flaps for landing. ?Overall, a pretty nice flying plane. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > - Original Message - > From: Mike T > Sent: 02/05/14 10:40 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane? > > I've seen these regs before and they're a little vague. For example, all > the Sonex designs are listed as LSA compatible > http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/elsa.html but I think most of them fly > faster than 138 mph (and Sonex sells the Jabiru and other big engines so > they can go faster). So Sonex's ads and the EAA make people believe a > Sonex is OK for sport pilots, but a lot of the ones on the market will be > too fast. > > So if someone buys a used Sonex or other amateur built plane that's on the > usual LSA list and it turns out to be faster than it should be, is he just > supposed to promise not to go faster than he should in it? Or is he out of > luck because the builder listed the top speed as faster (or does a builder > have to give the top speed to license an experimental? He may not even > know yet). --- some of the post deleted-- > Mike Taglieri
KR> now Panther
If you must build something that is not a KR the Panther is a very nice plane. Dan Weseman lives in my airpark and I see the plane flying all the time and doing some impressive aerobatics. I have flown formation with him and I can go a lot faster with my 180 HP Mustang 2, but his speed is still very impressive. We have flown some mock dogfights and I almost made my wife throw up, but no matter what I did I could not get him off my tail. The plane also looks very easy to build and Dan is a great guy and I would have no problem recommending someone to do business with him. Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane? From: Mike T List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, February 05, 2014 10:40 pm To: KRnet My confusion about what I want to build got even worse yesterday when I saw the latest Kitplanes magazine, with another possible choice as its cover story -- the Panther. This is a new single-seat LSA-compatible plane that hits 165 mph (with a Corvair engine) and the fuselage looks almost exactly like a KR-2 made of aluminum. Mike Taglieri ptions
