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
No, it's not a boat! First build
stage, January 96
Top decking, stub wings
and tail controls surfaces completed, Jan 97
Foam ribs and wooden
spar construction of outer wing panels, June 97
Undercarriage installed
for first roll out, August 98
Lots of bits to spray (thanks
Mum and Dad!) - April 99
G-BSTL's first airshow...
by road! PFA Rally, July 99
Jabiru engine
installation tests
Ready for its first
flight: Wellesbourne, 23 January 2000
After 4 years in the
workshop, at last in the air...
Two sardines preparing
to fly again!
Ooops... One year later,
first repairs in France - July 2001
Got room for a little
one? G-BSTL shares hangar at Oxford, July 2001
First time over water -
seems to like it !? Dover, July 2001
10,000 ft over the Alps,
around the Mont Blanc, July 2001
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