thanks

I"ll be honest. for some reason a plane made out of wood scares me?
wouldn't it suffer much more damage (than a metal or composite) plane if a
hard landing was neccessary? if the fuel tank leaked during flight could
the wings easily catch on fire? that may be a stupid question. I'm still
learning about this stuff.

what I'd really like is to get a composite kit for a plane that has the same
performance and fuel efficiency as the KR-2. the only kitplanes I am aware
of that compare in fuel efficiency to the KR-2 is the quick quickie
aircraft and the varieze (rutan style) airplane. those are both fairly
funky designs if you ask me. I'm looking more for a normal looking airplane
(low wing, 2 place side by side, tri-gear).

by the way, are the fuel efficiency numbers on the kr-2 accurate (cruise at
180 and only burn 3.8 gph)? thats like 47 mpg.
I'm not aware of any other homebuilt (with a similiar style as the KR-2)
that even claims to get 40 mpg. pulsar aircraft claims the SP 100 will
cruise at 200 mph while burning 5 gph but I have yet to find an SP 100 owner
verify that.




"Joaquin" wrote in message
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It's the same old stuff. Most homebuilders want an airplane that will
carry 6 people, go 300 knots, burn 4 gallons/hr and is easy to build
in less than 3 months. There is no such animal.

Hey, Richard, Where's Vicki now?

JM


hi,

I am seriously looking into getting my pilots license and building a
homebuilt airplane (via purchase of a kit....preferably a fastbuilt kit or
one with low construction time (around 1000 hrs or less).

anyway, I love a lot about the KR-2 (mostly the kit price and the fuel
economy). I have read on the KR2 web site that this plane is constructed
of
wood and composite. could someone tell me what part (s) of the plane is
made out of wood and what part is make out of composite? is the reason
the
kit so cheap (in price) is because it is made partly out of wood. I'd
prefer to build a plan that is all or mostly composite (but would consider
metal). also does anyone know if the KR-2 might eventually be sold in a
kit that is all composite.

all responses are much appreciated.

Blyth