First of all I'm no lawyer, just a country bumpkin who is sick of corporations holding back innovation.
Rand Robinson Engineering is certainly not doing and R & D and I've read somewhere that the KR2 wing is "borrowed" from another aircraft design anyway, so where is the distinction (rhetorical question). The construction methods are simular to other timber aircraft. The shape and the use of dynel over timber are the real secrets to the KR2 (and keeping it light :-). Here we have someone doing R & D on a dated design (improving the shape and the materials used to build with) and putting these improvements into a kit form to help aviators who my not have the skills, time or patience to build from scratch, at the quoted prices he won't get rich quick, if he even makes a profit. It may be wrong if the Joey 2 was an exact rip off of the KR2 (which it is not) but it is more wrong of Rand Robinson Engineering to hold back progress on a superb aircraft. This is not intended to be total support for the Joey 2, I have only ever talked to Garry and have never bought anything from him. I am supporting the concept of innovation and progress ---------------- the desire to get one's but of the ground and to help similarly minded people. Now I'll get off my soap box (before we get into politics or religion :-) and go and fix my tail wheel which I just broke off this morning, Note: don't use 1/8" aluminium for the tail wheel fork (or land smoother than I :-) regards Barry Kruyssen Cairns, Australia RAA 19-3873 k...@bigpond.com http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/kr2.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: robert glidden It doe's not matter how many changes or improvements he has made,it is still not his design.If that was the case I would be building a Langford,Jones,Wynne,Heath,Horton special.I bet if I was to make a few changes to a Jabaru engine and call it a Bobaru,they would have me in court tomorrow...Just my thought. Subject: Re: KR> Joey 2 > >From what I understand, Gary has stretched the KR2S some what and modified/improved the design. He has also made many pre-formed parts and had the redesigned aircraft and pre-formed parts approved as a kit in Australia. > > This, I feel, is a great step forward in the evolution of our wonderful KR's. >
