Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Older planes qualifying for light sport?

Hello 140 knots at what altitude? 140 @8000 is probably ok 140 @ sea level isn't  Its a rubber number anyhow Its 120 knots maximum continuous speed at sea level on a standard day? With the aircraft manufacturer setting the line at whatever suits Stall is another rubber number that is hard to actually check without someone actually checking Until it looks wrong it wont be questioned  Lots of KR2 s meet the speed and stall as listed on http://www.krnet.org/kr-info.html Seems to me that if you want a KR2 or whatever you check the numbers on an EXAB and the documentation on a type certified aircraft. And report the Archer seller to the cops for fraud Peter --- On Sat, 9/18/10, Rick Girard <lsaguy104@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rick Girard <lsaguy104@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Older planes qualifying for light sport? To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 7:38 AM   Cy, Not necessarily regarding top speed and stall. I worked on a couple of Sport Cruiser S-LSA's last year that had the prop screwed down to where the 912S would only turn 5200 RPM at WOT. The airspeed indicator read 140 kts. Didn't affect their ability to slow down a bit. Yes, illegal as as all get out, but only if the FAA flew them. Rick Girard From: Lyle Cox <LyleCox@funaerosports.com> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, September 17, 2010 4:19:45 PM Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Older planes qualifying for light sport?   Yep…Still making my point for me.   From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Cy Galley Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:34 PM To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Older planes qualifying for light sport?     Don't think the a KR2 regardless of the landing gear as it doesn't meet the stall speed.   To break the top CRUISE limitation, your stall speed will be too high.       From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lyle Cox Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:09 PM To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Older planes qualifying for light sport?     Again...just making my point for me. Just because it is fixed gear, fixed prop and a gross weight less than 1320 lbs doesn't mean it is LSA. You really do have to hit ALL the criteria to have an eligible light sport aircraft to be flown by a sport pilot. -----Original Message----- From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of UltraJohn Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:55 AM To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Older planes qualifying for light sport? On Friday 17 September 2010 10:41:01 am Lyle Cox wrote: > KR2 can be built with fixed gear and misses the cruise speed. > Not necessarily... If you get away from the companies rhetoric you will find that the average KR2 has and actual cruise at V# of about 140-145... If you don not build it with wheel pants use the slightly longer Diehl wing skins and choose your prop carefully it will make LSA criteria... The key is it has to be built that way and documented to qualify. I would also placard it prohibiting a "faster" prop to be safe. John ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links

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