The Plane
The
KR2 is a very small two-seater homebuilt aircraft,
designed by Rand Robinson Engineering. The model that
will fly around the world was built by its pilots, Colin
Hales and Nadine Brauns.
Specifications:
Length
|
15
ft. 4 in.
|
4 m. 68 |
Wing
span |
20
ft. 8 in.
|
6 m. 30 |
Total
wing area |
78
sq. ft.
|
7 m2 25 |
|
Empty
weight |
536 lbs
|
242 kg |
Gross
weight |
900
lbs
|
410 kg |
Useful
load |
370
lbs
|
168 kg |
Baggage
capacity |
35
lbs
|
16 kg |
|
Take
off distance |
550
yards
|
500 m. |
Landing
distance |
600
yards
|
550 m. |
|
Maximum
speed |
152
knots
|
152 knots |
Cruise
speed |
105
knots
|
105 knots |
Range
|
500
miles
|
800 km |
|
|
Engine
|
Jabiru
2.2 l
|
Jabiru 2.2 l. |
H.P.
|
80
hp
|
80 ch |
Fuel
capacity |
17
gal.
|
75 litres |
Fuel
consumption |
3.5
to 4 gph
|
16 to 18 litres |
Plane Photos
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No, it's not a boat! First build
stage, January 96
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Top decking, stub wings
and tail controls surfaces completed, Jan 97
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Foam ribs and wooden
spar construction of outer wing panels, June 97
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Undercarriage installed
for first roll out, August 98
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Lots of bits to spray (thanks
Mum and Dad!) - April 99
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G-BSTL's first airshow...
by road! PFA Rally, July 99
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Jabiru engine
installation tests
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Ready for its first
flight: Wellesbourne, 23 January 2000
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After 4 years in the
workshop, at last in the air...
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Two sardines preparing
to fly again!
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Ooops... One year later,
first repairs in France - July 2001
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Got room for a little
one? G-BSTL shares hangar at Oxford, July 2001
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First time over water -
seems to like it !? Dover, July 2001
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10,000 ft over the Alps,
around the Mont Blanc, July 2001
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