KR-1 Special For Sale!
Richard Kunc
N7KR
Rand Robinson KR-1
Featured in SPORT AVIATION, February 1990
THE AIRFRAME –
• Completed & Certificated 1988
• Less than 100 hours, total airframe time
• Repainted, October ‘94
• Redesigned positive gear retract system: no fold-ups possible
• Special sidearm control stick (a la F-104): pure joy to fly
• All-internal elevator trim
• All-internal aileron trim
• All-internal rudder trim
• Handmade throttle quadrant (very slick!)
• New tires & tubes (still in the box)
• Sterba 52-48 swept-tip prop
• Full spinner
• Wingspan extended 22” for improved climb and glide
• Wings removable from easy transport
• Custom sliding canopy (very slick!)
• Body-shaped seat and backrest
• Removable front deck (great for maintenance)
• 10+ gallon foam/glass fuel tank
• Electric fuel gauge
• Special fiberglass tailspring
• Super-strong Clarkfoam rear deck with integral roll-over web
• Main & auxiliary batteries
• Battery Tender charger keeps batteries up (included)
• King KY-97A communication radio
• Terra TRT-250 transponder
• Terra AT-3000 encoder
• Azure Long Ranger loran
• All antennas are internal
• Detailed construction documentation
• Aircraft procedures, materials, and hardware throughout
THE ENGINE –
• New 2180cc VW-based engine, 70 hp
• ZERO time! Ground tests only!
• NEW A21 engine case
• Adjustable-pressure oil bypass valve
• Counterbalanced SCAT 82mm crankshaft
• Great Plains FORCE ONE front bearing & seal
• Great Plains FORCE ONE heavy-duty prop hub
• Crank, prop hub, and flywheel computer balanced
• Erson VW-15 camshaft
• German solid lifters
• Gene Berg valve adjusters (the BEST)
• Genuine VW 040 heads
• Genuine VW studs (no cheap stuff)
• Mahle 92mm pistons & cylinders
• Total Seal rings (amazing compression)
• 8.5:1 compression ratio
• Spin-on oil filter (auto parts store variety)
• Genuine VW oil cooler, top mounted
• 12-amp alternator
• Electronic ignition
• MSD HeliCore spark plug wires
• Bosch spark plugs
• Geared starter
• Rev-Flow carburetor, with carb heat
PERFORMANCE –
Based on the previous 1835cc engine, 240 lb pilot, sea level)
• Lifted off at about 58 knots (66 mph)
• Climbed at about 1000 feet per minute, initially
• Cruised easily at 130 knots (150 mph) indicated
• Top speed, straight and level, about 144 knots (165 mph)
• Maximum speed attempted in a glide, 190 knots (220 mph)
• Touched down at about 60 knots (70 mph)
• Fighter-like responses, no bad habits, a pleasure to fly
• Endurance (new engine) at 4 gph and 10 gallons, 2.5 hours
• Range approximately 360+ nm
UPGRADES FROM ORIGINAL KR-1 DESIGN –
• Sliding canopy
- Cut-down Starduster bubble on hidden slides
• Custom sidearm control stick system
- ZERO porpoising tendency, F-104 feel
• Improved landing gear latching system
- Very positive pin-locking design
• Dragonfly-type tailwheel
- Pultruded glass spring, steel fork, custom wheel
• Balanced elevators
- Internal counterweight
• Extended wingtips
- Total of 22” extra span
• Elevator trim
- Cockpit adjustable
• Aileron trim
- Cockpit adjustable
• Rudder trim
- Cockpit adjustable
• Adjustable horizontal stabilizer
- Allows ground setting of ideal stabilizer angle
• Removable tail fairings
- Permits inspection & adjustment of tailfeather hardware
• Mould-built rear turtledeck
- Dragonfly construction approach
• Custom Divinicel engine cowling
• Dragonfly spinner
• Removable front deck & fuel tank
• Electric fuel level indicator
• Moulded seat and backrest
- TemperFoam seat padding
- No fatigue, very comfortable
• Solid foam ailerons (not hollow)
• Teflon pitot tube
There is a color brochure available for the asking, also a VHS video
tape of the airplane giving you a good idea of what it looks like.
The bottom line -- $7995 or best offer.
Richard Kunc
South Florida
Fla...@gate.net
561-627-2312