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@gmail.com 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 canopy. The prop is made by Sensenich Propeller Co.   My KR-2S is based at Zephyrhills Airport (KZPH) in Zephyrhills, Florida.   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. 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. 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.       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!) Don Reid's radical KR2XL Lynn Hyder's narrowed "1930's" KR2 Dave Mullins' KRXL3 Stefan Belatchev's French KR2S Tim Brown's KR2S Argentina's Eduardo Barros' radical fuselage KR2 a newer Eduardo Barros' KR2 site Bob Lee's KR2 Herbert Fürle's KR2S Kobus de Wet's KR2 Steve Andersen's KR2S Ed Blocher's KR2S Jaco Swanepoel's South African KR2S Sid Woods' KR2 Kenneth Gerow's KR2 John Godwin's KR2S Rick Farley's KR2S Josh Choitz's KR2S Scott Watt's "KR Super 2" Wayne Bone's Australian KR2S+ Dubi Gefen's Isreali KR2S Carlos Carvalho's Brazillian KR2 T & S Holland KR-2S Paul Smith's Aussie KR-2S Craig Williams' Seafury-like KR2S Bob Johnson's KR2SSW Bernie Wunder's KR2S Peter Drake's Welch KR2S Robert Pesak's highly modified KR2S Jon Kimmel's highly modified KR2S Alberto Zorsi's Italian KR2S Seth Jersild's KR2S Hennie van Rooyen's KR2 Chris Pryce's KR2S Mike Sylvester's KR2S Completed KRs, with most recent completions at the bottom: N133RM, built by Roy Marsh, and became the prototype for the KR2S Bobby Muse's KR2 Randy Hebron's KR2 Lester Palmer's KR2 Troy Petteway's KR2 Ken Thomas's KR2S Bill Reents' KR1 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 Canadian KR2S Owen MacPherson's Canadian KR2 C-GGFW Kevin Kelly's KR100 Bill Crawford's KR2S Charlie Reeves' KR2 Christian Kogelmann's KR2S Jim Faughn's KR2 Willie Wilson'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 Bill Clapp's KR2S Mark Jones' KR2S Mark Langford's highly modified KR2S Pat Russo's KR2 Jeff York's KR2 Jeff Scott's KR2S Joe Horton's KR2S Serge Vidal's South African KR2 Phil Bookman's British KR2 John Martindale's Aussie KR2S Dan Heath's KR2 Phil Matheson's KR2 Marcel Driessen's KR2S Pete Brautigam's KR2S Rob Schmitt's KR2S Chip Vaughn's KR2 Jim Raleigh's KR2 Ken Jones' KR2 "Porkopolis Pig" David Goodmans' KR2S Benito Baldominos Baldominos' Spanish "KR2SB" Rick Human's KR2 Brad Ankerstar's KR2 Robert Gill's Australian KR2 Chris Pryce's KR2S Events '94 Columbia, TN Gathering photos '95 Columbia, TN Gathering photos '96 Pine Bluff, Arkansas Gathering photos '97 Perry, OK Gathering photos '98 Columbia, TN "East Coast Gathering" photos '98 Perry, OK Gathering photos '99 Lake Barkley, KY Gathering photos 2000 Oshkosh photos 2000 Lake Barkley, KY Gathering photos 2001 Oshkosh photos 2001 Pine Bluff, Arkansas KR Gathering photos . 2002 Red Oak, Iowa KR Gathering photos . 2003 Red Oak, Iowa KR Gathering photos. 2004 Mount Vernon Gathering photos. 2005 Mount Vernon Gathering photos. 2008 KR Gathering photos 2009 and more recent KR Gathering photos 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".