last updated: June 19th, 2007
June 17th, 2007 : New prop (Prince Carbon P-Tip) and wheel pants installed.
At last ! After 10 years of building my plane made its first flight on August 30th 2006.
Duration was aprox. 35 minutes.
I will post more pictures of the first flight soon.
August 31th, 2006 : My second solo flight im my KR. Look at the pilot : thumb up and a smile from ear to ear!
This is Aart Weerts KR2S on his second flight (Dutch KR nr. 2)
This is Herman Myling with his KR2S (Dutch KR nr. 1)
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Forward opening canopy. |
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Instrument panel: Dynon EFIS, Grand Rapids EIS, Ray Allen Trim, PAI Compas, Becker Comm, MicroAir XPD, Flightcom Intercom |
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Bagage compartment behind occupants. |
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My engine installation with dual Bing carburators. |
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Rudder pedals + Matco brake cylinders (passengers side) |
I started building in June 1996. I have chosen the KR for its high performance at an affordable price and itīs simple building technics. The fact that over 1000 homebuilt KRīs are flying worldwide tells that it`s a good design. Since the plans are not very detailed it is a real chalenge to complete a project like this. Iīm building my KR according the plans with only minor modifications. Some of the modifications are: a 2" wider fuselage, a forward opening canopy and composite seats.
I initially started building my KR as a taildragger but as I got more flying experience I decided it would be better to convert to the tri-gear version. So I replaced the RR-springbar for the diehl tricycle gear.
There are currently 5 KRīs under construction in the Netherlands. With my KR there are now 3 flying KR's in the Netherlands.
Visit the NVAV (Dutch Homebuilt Association ) homepage to see what fellow builders in the Netherlands are building.
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