On 3-20-05, N886MJ completed it's FIRST FLIGHT !!!!! Video of First Flight....click here. This web site is designed to allow you to view the building process of my KR-2S experimental aircraft. All information provided herein is the opinion of the builder and should be viewed as such. This web site is not in any way related to Rand-Robinson Engineering. This aircraft is 100% plans built and any modifications to the original drawings were made at the discretion of the builder. Mark's e-mail address: flykr2s@charter.net E-Mail Me Here My project began March 21, 1998 and made it's FIRST FLIGHT on MARCH 20, 2005 almost seven years to the day.  She is sporting a Corvair engine based on the conversion procedures of William Wynne. The engine mount is a design of William Wynne and Mark Langford. The tri-gear she is sitting on is manufactured by Dan Diehl. The canopy is a Dragonfly which can be purchased from Dart Industries. The prop is made by Sensenich Propeller Co.   My KR-2S is based at Stevens Point Airport (KSTE) in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.   As of 5/08/2008, N886MJ now has 211.6 flight hours with 245 successful landings. The photo above was taken 7/23/2006 at the KR/Oshkosh Mini Gathering held at my hangar the day prior to AirVenture. This photo was taken by Mark Langford as Bob Glidden piloted Langford's KR-2S. This was also Bob Glidden's first flight in a KR and he was amazed at the performance and ease of handling of the KR. As seen in the photo below, for the 2007 KR Mini Gathering at my hangar, we had a total of six KR's show up. They included from left to right: Rob Schmitt (KR-2), Joe Horton (KR-2S), Mark Langford (KR-2S), Bill Clapp (KR-2S), Mark Jones (KR-2S) and Pete Brautigam (KR-2S). We flew as a group of five (Pete was unable to fly there) to AirVenture 2007 on Sunday the 22nd. When we arrived, Jack Daugherty (KR-2) was already there waiting on us which made for a total of six KR's at Airventure 2007. The photo below was taken at Oshkosh AirVenture 2007 just after we arrived by Cerdic Gould. Left to right, Mark Jones, Joe Horton (kneeling), Bill Clapp and Mark Langford. Rob Schmitt was parked in homebuilt camping so he did not make this photo and Jack Daugherty was not there to be in the photo. The KR's in the photo, front to rear are: Mark Langford's, Mark Jones', Jack Daugherty's and Joe Horton's. Bill Clapp's was parked in a different row. The photo below was taken by William Wynne as I departed Oshkosh 2007. The photo below was taken by Bob Glidden as I departed Oshkosh 2007. That is a Ford TriMotor in the background, This photo shows my plane in Mar Hyde Ultimate 2K primer before I painted it. I flew N886MJ about 70 hours before she got her final paint job. The photo was taken at Hartford (HXF) Airport in Wisconsin. The photo below was taken over Mt Vernon, Illinois (MVN) from Mark Langford's KR-2S by Ron Willett on 9-10-2005 at the KR Gathering. Flight time when this photo was taken is right at 50 hours.   2008 KR Gathering Mt. Vernon, Illinois (MVN) September 19 & 20, 2008 Die hard KR heads arrive on  September 19th. HOST: Larry Flesner Click here for airport information. Final Empty Weight  3-13-2005. Left Main Gear 284 lbs. Nose Gear 214 lbs. Right Main Gear 273 lbs. Total empty weight 771 lbs. 2005 Gathering Planes 5 Nose Gear 11 Taildraggers 2004 Gathering Photos     Rudder and Elevator Rod End Bearing Hinges FLYING KR STATISTICS by Orma Robbins EAA Airventure Museum KR-1 and how it evolved to the KR-2S Search the CorvAircraft Mail Archives Click Here The New KR-2S AIRFOIL Aluminum Wing Tanks. How Dana Overall constructed my wing tanks.   The Kr Net is a worldwide online group of over 650 KR experimental aircraft builders, flyers and enthusiasts. There is a wealth of information to be learned from this group. Give us a try and see if you too would like to join our group. This is a free service so you have nothing to lose. Click on the logo at left and enter the KR world. Homebuilders Directory Link         Search the KR Net Mail ARCHIVES   Click here to get started   The above photo was taken early spring of 2005 prior to application of Mar Hyde Ultimate 2K primer.

Bill Clapp doing a high speed pass over the hangers at Hartford, WI airport the day before Airventure 2005. KR2S Projects under Construction: Mark Langford's highly modified KR2S and Online Builder's Manual (flying, but still under construction!) Michael Mims' highly modified "Sky Pig" KR2S John Bryhan's KR2S Don Reid's radical KR2XL Ron Eason's KR2X Haris Ashraf's KR2S Carlton Blandford's KR2 Lynn Hyder's narrowed "1930's" KR2 Owen MacPherson's KR2 Bud Midkiff's KR2 Jack Cooper's KR2S Bob Schmidt's KR2S Rick Hubka's KR2S Danny Livingstone's South African KR2S Dave Mullins' KRXL3 Stefan Belatchev's French KR2S Jerry Mahurin and Dan Heath's KR2S Tim Brown's KR2S Argentina's Eduardo Barros' radical fuselage KR2 a newer Eduardo Barros' KR2 site Bob Lee's KR2 Herbert Furle's KR2S Alessandro Pecorara's Italian KR2S Rick Junkin's KR2S Kobus de Wet's KR2 Kerry Miller's KR2S Shane Daly's KR2S Tim Brown's KR2S Phillip Matheson's KR2 Bernie Wunder's KR2S Steve Andersen's KR2S Rick Wilson's KR2 Al Marzuoqi's U.A.E KR2S Dean Cooper's KR2S Ross Evans' Australian KR2S Mikko Nikunen's KR-1B, Finland Matt Elder's KR1-XL Dennis Dyer's KR2 Duncan's KR2S Bob Glidden's KR2S Eric Pitts' "Dr. Dean" KR2S Jaco Swanepoel's South African KR2S Ron Smith's KR2SSXL Keith Crawford's KR2S John Bavington's Australian KR2S Glenda McElwee's KR2 Sid Woods' KR2 Kenneth Gerow's KR2 John Godwin's KR2S Rick Farley's KR2S Benito Baldominos' KR2S Brad Ankerstar's KR2 Bob Lee's KR2 Dubi Gefen's KR2S Bob Sauer's KR2S Completed KRs: Tom Crawford's award winning KR2 Adrian Carter's KR2 Ron Lee's (built by Roy Marsh) KR2S Bobby Muse's KR2 Lester Palmer's KR2 Troy Petteway's KR2 Ken Thomas's KR2S Bill Reents' KR1 Darrin West's KR Page Jim Hill's KR2 N58DR David Stuart's KR2S (New Zealand) Steve Trentman's turbine powered KR2T Graham Schott's KR2 (Australia) Joe Beyer's KR2 Orma Robbins' KR2 Petros Avramidis' Greek KR2 Dean Selby's KR2S Chris Gardiner's KR2S Leo Adrena's KR2 Kevin Kelly's KR100 Bill Crawford's KR2S Charlie Reeves' KR2 Christian Kogelmann's KR2S Jim Faughn's KR2 Willie Wilson's KR2 Owen MacPherson's KR2 Brian Kraut's KR2 Ken Atkinson's British KR2 Larry Flesner's 0-200 powered KR2S Steve Jones' award winning KR2 Antonio Simone's KR1, Argentina Steve Makish's KR2 Bill Page's KR2 John Martindale's Australian KR2S Bill Clapp's KR2S Bill Clapp over OSHKOSH Barry Kruyssen's KR2 Mark Jones' KR2S Mark Langford's highly modified KR2S Ken Warland's Australian KR2S Pat Russo's KR2 Jeff York's KR2 Franco Negri's Italian KR2 Jeff Scott's KR2S Joe Horton's KR2S Joe Weber's KR2 Lee VanDyke's KR2 Robin Wills' KR2 Serge Vidal's KR2 Phil Bookman's KR2 Matt Hurley's KR2 Jose Luis' KR2 Pete Brautigam KR-2S Dan Heath's KR2 Marcel Driessen's KR2S The following three photos were also taken from Mark Langford's KR-2S over Mount Vernon, Illinois by Ron Willett on 9-10-2005 at the KR Gathering. The following two photos were taken by Joe Weber out of his KR-2 during my third flight over Hartford, WI on 3-28-2005. I really like the first one with the reflection on the canopy which reads experimental. That sort of tells it all. The following three photos were taken at Waupaca, WI on 8-20-2006. These photos compare the size of a KR-2S to a DC-3 named "PUFF".

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