Christo Theron wrote:
>>I bought a KR2 Project witch I am extending 14" to the back. It still have
the stock 20.8 ft wingspan. What difference did the extension on the wing
make?<<
First, my wings were a little short to start with. I never added the outer
foot of composite spar to the ends of the wood spars, so my wings were each
a foot shorter than the plans. The extensions (which get me up to slightly
longer than standard KR2S length) improved climb rate, glide rate, more
nose-down attitude at high altitude, and even gave me an extra mph or two in
speed, but that must be attributed to reduced drag from the "real" Hoerner
wing tips. So I can tell you that shorter wings aren't necessarily the hot
ticket to high speed performance...
Mark Langford
ML at N56ML.com
website www.n56ml.com
